Blubber

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒbÉ™(r)

Origin

See blobber, blob, bleb.

Full definition of blubber

Noun

1. A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
2. Fatty tissue.
3. The thick coat of fat worn by many arctic animals, such as sea lions, and antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.
• 2013-08-03, Yesterday’s fuel, The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania....It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.
4. (obsolete) A bubble.
• HenrysonAt his mouth a blubber stood of foam.

Synonyms

• (fatty tissue) adipose tissue

Verb

1. To make noises or broken words while crying.
• Jonathan SwiftShe wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.
2. (archaic) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
• PriorDear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!

Derived terms

• beblubber

Anagrams

• bubbler