English Explanatory Dictionary

blub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval).
  2. To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.
noun
  1. The act of blubbing.
adj
  1. Swollen, puffed, protruding.

Pronunciation

/blʌb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blub.wav /blʊb/

Word forms

blub blubs blubbing blubbed

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare bleb and blob.

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