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