Synonyms for blubber
ˈblʌb ərblub·ber

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1. blubberverb

   To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.

   Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! Prior.

   Synonyms:
   adipose tissue

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1. blubbernoun

   an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil

   Synonyms:
   fatness, fat, avoirdupois

2. fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupoisverb

   excess bodily weight

   "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

   Synonyms:
   avoirdupois, fatness, fatty tissue, fat, avoirdupois weight, adipose tissue

3. snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffleverb

   cry or whine with snuffling

   "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"

   Synonyms:
   sniffle, snuff, snivel, sniff, whine, blubber out, blub, snuffle

4. blubber, blubber outverb

   utter while crying

   Synonyms:
   sniffle, blubber out, snuffle, blub, snivel

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Oil
   • Utter

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1. skinny

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

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1. blubbernoun

   Synonyms:
   whale fat

2. blubberverb

   Synonyms:
   cry (so as to swell the cheeks), whine, whimper, weep

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1. List of paraphrases for "blubber":

   grease, fat, lard, bacon, slob, fucker

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How to use blubber in a sentence?

1. Annette Hosoi:

   When the animal is out of the water, blubber can be heavy and cumbersome.

2. Ken Balcomb:

   Environmental contamination is a serious issue for these whales, and it is exacerbated during times of nutritional stress when their toxic blubber is metabolized to maintain body functions.

3. Ken Balcomb:

   The baby was so newborn, it didn’t have blubber. It kept sinking, and the mother would raise it to the surface.