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Synonyms for blubber
ˈblʌb ər
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Princeton's WordNet
blubber(noun)
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
Synonyms:
fatness, fat, avoirdupoisfatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois(verb)
excess bodily weight
"she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
Synonyms:
avoirdupois, fatness, fatty tissue, fat, avoirdupois weight, adipose tissuesnivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle(verb)
cry or whine with snuffling
"Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
Synonyms:
sniffle, snuff, snivel, sniff, whine, blubber out, blub, snuffleblubber, blubber out(verb)
utter while crying
Synonyms:
sniffle, blubber out, snuffle, blub, snivel
Wiktionary
blubber(verb)
To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! \uE000209026 Prior.
Synonyms:
adipose tissue
Editors Contribution
skinny
Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1690 | fat | |
| #9594 | bacon | |
| #13495 | grease | |
| #23168 | fucker | |
| #25693 | sniff | |
| #28677 | snuff | |
| #29269 | whine | |
| #43382 | lard | |
| #76938 | slob | |
| #84132 | blubber | |
| #100179 | fatness | |
| #123122 | sniffle | |
| #170013 | blub | |
| #228992 | avoirdupois | |
| #313322 | snivel |
How to use blubber in a sentence?
The baby was so newborn, it didn’t have blubber. It kept sinking, and the mother would raise it to the surface.
When the animal is out of the water, blubber can be heavy and cumbersome.
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.
Translations for blubber
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- хълцамBulgarian
- vollottaa, rasvakudos, silava, parkua, tali, läski, nyyhkiä, traaniFinnish
- pleurer comme un veau, chialerFrench
- nutaġiñġaqInupiaq
- pannicolo, adipeItalian
- ᐅᖅᓱᖅInuktitut
- orsoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ворвань, өксө, өкүрKyrgyz
- pera, ngako, wairutuMāori
- жировой, рыдать, ткань, слой, ворвань, жирой, опухатьRussian
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