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blubber

verb

ˈblə-bər

Definition of blubber

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 But nothing in Josh Safdie’s new film is as far-fetched as its final minutes, which ask us to believe that Marty would, at the sight of his newborn child, turn into a blubbering mess of emotional overflow. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2025 With scheming lawyer co-conspirator Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) murdered, dark Dutton son Jamie (Wes Bentley) is alone, cornered, and blubbering. — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024 One year ago, the chubby and blubbering soon-to-be leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was seen walking alongside the hearse that carried his dead father, Kim Jong Il. — Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2012 The pearl-clutchers are stuck in the past, blubbering over things like the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War or the Waffen-SS slaughtering 84 American soldiers captured in Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blubber

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Videos from these gatherings showing chanting crowds beneath concert lights, audience members crying, hugging strangers and dancing barefoot have racked up millions of views online.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Mexico lost that game on penalties but Aguirre was not crying because of his red card or the result.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of cry

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At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Another mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Definition of sob

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Iran's own political leaders — the president, parliament speaker, foreign minister and others — filed in to weep and pray on Friday morning.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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