blubber
verb/ˈblʌbə(r)/
/ˈblʌbər/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blubber | /ˈblʌbə(r)/ /ˈblʌbər/ |
| he / she / it blubbers | /ˈblʌbəz/ /ˈblʌbərz/ |
| past simple blubbered | /ˈblʌbəd/ /ˈblʌbərd/ |
| past participle blubbered | /ˈblʌbəd/ /ˈblʌbərd/ |
| -ing form blubbering | /ˈblʌbərɪŋ/ /ˈblʌbərɪŋ/ |
- (+ speech) to cry noisily
- There he sat, blubbering like a baby.
Word Originverb late Middle English: probably symbolic; compare with blob and the noun blubber.
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