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blubber

verb

ˈblə-bər

Definition of blubber

as in to cry

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the poor child was blubbering because he had fallen and skinned his knee

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Recent Examples of blubber The pearl-clutchers are stuck in the past, blubbering over things like the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War or the Waffen-SS slaughtering 84 American soldiers captured in Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025 The novel ends with a virtuoso lampooning of the aunt’s funeral that cuts straight through the rural superstitions and drunken blubbering. — Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 With scheming lawyer co-conspirator Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) murdered, dark Dutton son Jamie (Wes Bentley) is alone, cornered, and blubbering. — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024 One year ago, the chubby and blubbering soon-to-be leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was seen walking alongside the hearse that carried his dead father, Kim Jong Il. — Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2012 See All Example Sentences for blubber

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Unintentional noise could be heard, even a baby crying, Dolly said.

— Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Clancy is visibly emotional, crying and wiping her eyes.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cry

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Miranda Hope says in a scene as the trailer cuts to a shot of Paul sobbing and being hugged by Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Jessi Draper.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
When the coroner’s deputy lifted Malachi’s body to take it away that night in October 2023, there was no wailing or sobbing from his parents.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

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Dil Maya Lama stood weeping outside the help desk at the hospital, searching for information about her missing 26-year-old brother, a driver for a hydropower company in Rasuwa.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Dil Maya Lama stood weeping outside the help desk at the hospital, searching for information about her 26-year-old brother, a driver for a hydropower company in Rasuwa.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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