Meaning & use
Blubbering
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Crying noisily and without much restraint, often accompanied by broken, gasping speech.
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The toddler sat blubbering on the floor after dropping his ice cream cone.
He was blubbering apologies through his tears by the end of the argument.
A note on using this word
'Blubber' as a verb for crying noisily is unrelated in origin to 'blubber' the whale fat, though both suggest something soft, thick, and heaving.
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