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blubbery

/ˈblʌb.ər.i/
blub · ber · y
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• adjective

1

Having a thick layer of fat, or resembling whale blubber in being soft, flabby, and gelatinous.

Example

"The walrus used its thick, blubbery body to stay warm in the freezing Arctic waters."

2

Swollen, tearful, or distorted from noisy, unrestrained weeping.

Example

"After crying through the entire movie, he emerged from the theater with a red, blubbery face."

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• Rhymes for blubbery

• Nearby Words

blowup
blowy
blubber
blubbery
bludgeon
blue
blue and yellow macaw

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English from the noun 'blubber' (originally meaning a bubble or foaming water, of imitative origin) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'.

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