blubber

[US]/'blʌbə/
[UK]/'blʌbɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. whale fat
vi. cry and sob
vt. cry and sob
adj. swollen or puffed up

Example Sentences

he was blubbering like a child.

He blubbered like a child who had been spanked.

At laest I was blubber for you pacific silent as the grave and heartrending in year incapble touch corner that rose intention filter always.

The whale's blubber helps to keep it warm in cold waters.

She couldn't stop blubbering after watching the sad movie.

The chef rendered the blubber to make oil for cooking.

The seal's blubber provides insulation against the cold.

The sailor survived on blubber during the long voyage.

The Inuit people traditionally eat blubber for energy in the Arctic.

The blubber of marine mammals can be quite thick to insulate them from the cold.

She applied blubber to her dry skin as a moisturizer.

The whaling industry historically targeted whales for their blubber.

The blubber of certain marine animals is used in traditional medicine.

Real-world Examples

Netted 38% fresh blubber on that seal hunt.

Source: Billions Season 1

For centuries, northern elephant seals were hunted for their blubber.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

Belugas have a layer of blubber up to fifteen centimeters thick.

Source: Wild Arctic

Silkworms for their silk, whales for their blubber, sheep for their wool.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Yeah, you know what's not normal? Blubbering about emotions during a flag show.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

These animals are quite small and they can't carry around a thick layer of blubber.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection December 2016

Its blubber floated to the surface, and the killer whales were about to feed on it.

Source: The Economist - International

Some of the more unusual sports events are eating muktuk or whale blubber and dressing fish.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Whales, seals and walruses stay warm in chilly water because they have a thick layer of blubber.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection December 2016

Which led them to realize that that the darker substance in the ichthyosaur fossil must be blubber.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2019 Collection

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