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blubber

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blubber

1
 n
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
2
 v
cry or whine with snuffling
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blubber
1

n an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil

Type of:
animal oil
any oil obtained from animal substances

n excess bodily weight

Synonyms:
avoirdupois, fat, fatness
Antonyms:
leanness, spareness, thinness
the property of having little body fat
Types:
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adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness
having the property of containing fat
abdominousness, paunchiness
the bodily property of a protruding belly
greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness
consisting of or covered with oil
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity
more than average fatness
steatopygia
an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks
adiposis, corpulence, overweight, stoutness
the property of excessive fatness
exogenous obesity
obesity caused by overeating
embonpoint, plumpness, roundness
the bodily property of being well rounded
Type of:
bodily property
an attribute of the body
2

v cry or whine with snuffling

Synonyms:
blub, sniffle, snivel, snuffle
Type of:
cry, weep
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

v utter while crying

Synonyms:
blubber out
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech
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