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
Stepping into the impossible shoes of Crispin Glover, Cole’s rubber-limbed George McFly has all the grace of a newborn foal, with a piercing chuckle that borders on blubbering.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
Until Beard plays them a compilation video of their time together, which has everyone blubbering and out of sorts to start the game.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
In a single scene, Sizemore cycles a full Crime and Punishment of monstrous evil, confused conscience, and spiritual regret, before blubbering out a confession.
—Leah Greenblatt, Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2023
Their white American maleness is too mythic and valuable to go around blubbering all over valets.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
Until Beard plays them a compilation video of their time together, which has everyone blubbering and out of sorts to start the game.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
In a single scene, Sizemore cycles a full Crime and Punishment of monstrous evil, confused conscience, and spiritual regret, before blubbering out a confession.
—Leah Greenblatt, Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2023
Their white American maleness is too mythic and valuable to go around blubbering all over valets.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blubber
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Now there’s even more to cry about, as Lark has wiped Brady’s bank account clean and disappeared into thin air.Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mostly, Coleman is there for whenever someone needs to talk — or cry — with a trusted confidant.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the days and weeks that followed, Alexander came to dread the hours after bedtime, when Daphna, who kept her emotions in check all day for Olivia and Zoë, broke down, sobbing for much of the night like someone in physical pain.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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While eldest daughter Wyatt, 5, looked overwhelmed, and youngest daughter Bennett, 21 months, sobbed, middle child Elliotte (aka Ellie), 3, wore a big smile on her face.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement There are paintings, dolls and ceramic figures, each with its own expression — smiling, laughing, smirking, weeping or silently shrieking.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Lee’s ex-wife, Krista Lee, cradled her daughter Scout as the 16-year-old wept on her mother’s shoulder.Catherine McGrath, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Blubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blubber. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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