How do you use the word "blubber" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "blubber" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "blubber": Atuqtuaq put the blubber into the wooden box. Atuqtuaq helps his mother take the blubber from the seal carcass.

Blubber Meaning

/ˈblʌbə/

Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbOften followed by out: to cry out (words) while sobbing.

verbTo wet (one's eyes or face) by crying; to beweep; also, to cause (one's face) to disfigure or swell through crying.

Sentence Examples

Atuqtuaq put the blubber into the wooden box.

Atuqtuaq helps his mother take the blubber from the seal carcass.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

fat

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The stranded whale had a thick layer of ____ that kept it warm in the icy water.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Whales have a thick layer of ____ that helps them stay warm in the sea.

Word Origin & History

The verb is derived from Late Middle English bloberen, bluberen (“to bubble, seethe”); and the noun from Late Middle English blober, bluber (“bubble; bubbling water; foaming waves; fish or whale oil; entrails, intestines; (medicine) pustule”), both probably onomatopoeic, representing the movement or sound of a bubbling liquid, or the movement of lips forming bubbles (compare bleb and blob, thought to be similarly imitative). As both the verb and noun are attested in the 14th century, it is difficult to tell which one developed first; the Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the noun may be derived from the verb. Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.2 (“to cause (one’s face) to disfigure or swell through crying”) is influenced by blubber (adjective).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Here Bliſil ſighed bitterly; upon vvhich VVeſtern, vvhoſe Eyes vvere full of Tears at the praiſe of Sophia, blubbered out, 'Don't be Chicken-hearted, for ſhat ha her, d—n me, ſhat ha her, if ſhe vvas tvventy Times as good.'" — 1749, Henry Fielding, “The Arrival of Mr. Western, with Some Matters Concerning the Paternal Authority”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume VI, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book XVII, page 104:

"Her ſvvollen eyes vvere much diſfigured, / And her faire face vvith teares vvas fovvly blubbered." — 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 13, page 190:

"As God sees the water in the spring in the veins of the earth, before it bubble upon the face of the earth; so God sees tears in the heart of a man, before they blubber his face; God hears the tears of that sorrowful soul, which for sorrow cannot shed tears." — a. 1632 (date written), John Donne, “Sermon LIII. Preached upon the Penitential Psalms.”, in Henry Alford, editor, The Works of John Donne, D.D., […], volume II, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 488:

"Dear Cloe, how blubber'd is that pretty Face? / Thy Cheek all on Fire, and Thy Hair all uncurl'd: […]" — 1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “A Better Answer”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, stanza I, page 96:

"[S]he haſtily retired, taking vvith her her little Girl, vvhoſe eyes vvere all over blubbered at the melancholy Nevvs ſhe heard of Jones, vvho uſed to call her his little VVife, and not only gave her many Playthings, but ſpent vvhole Hours in playing vvith her himſelf." — 1749, Henry Fielding, “The Generous and Grateful Behaviour of Mrs. Miller”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume VI, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book XVII, page 97:

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