BLUBBER

I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English blubren to make a bubbling sound, from bluber Date: 15th century intransitive verb to weep noisily, transitive verb to swell, distort, or wet with weeping, to utter while weeping, II. noun Etymology: Middle English bluber bubble, foam, probably of imitative origin Date: 15th century 1. the fat of whales and other large marine mammals, excessive fat on the body, the action of ~ing