Etymology : Middle English blubren to make a bubbling sound, from bluber
Pronunciation : bl&-b&r
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. whale fat (Zoology); excess fat; noisy crying, sobbing. burst into loud crying; swell from crying. swollen from crying; swollen, fat, thick. blubber\blub"ber\ , n. [see:
blobber, blob, bleb.].
2. a bubble. at his mouth a blubber stood of foam. enryson.
3. the fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. it lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
4. (zo?l.) a large sea nettle or medusa.blubber \blub"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. blubbered ; p. pr. & vb. n. blubbering.] to weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner. she wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.blubber \blub"ber\, v. t.
5. to swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. dear cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!.
6. to give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
7. A bubble.
8. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained.
9. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
10. A large sea nettle or medusa.
11. To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
12. To swell or disfigure with weeping; to wet with tears.
13. To give vent to or utter ; with forth or out. an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil utter while crying.
14. 1. Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals. The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea.
15. If someone blubbers, they cry noisily and in an unattractive way. She started to blubber like a child. to cry noisily, especially in a way that annoys people (blubber (14-18 centuries), from blubber ; BLUBBER). the fat of sea animals, especially whales.