Blubber (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The child started to blubber when she fell down and scraped her knee.
- Stop blubbering and get back to work, we don't have all day.
- He began to blubber after hearing the sad news of his best friend moving away.
- She couldn't help but blubber during the saddest scene in the movie.
- His sister was blubbering uncontrollably when she found out that she couldn't attend the concert.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Utter while crying.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She began to blubber uncontrollably as the news of her mother's passing sank in.
- The child blubbered incoherently, his sobs making it hard to understand what was wrong.
- Her emotions finally overwhelmed her and she proceeded to blubber loudly in the bathroom.
- As the reality of the situation hit her, she started to blubber like a child.
- The poor girl blubbered and wept like she had lost her best friend in that tragic accident.