Meaning

2 senses
  1. To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval).

    cry or whine with snuffling

  2. (obsolete)To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.

Origin

Onomatopoeic. Compare bleb and blob.

Onomatopoeic. Compare bleb and blob.

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Forms

blubs, blubbing, blubbed, blubbed
Base formblub · to blub
3rd person singularblubs
Present participleblubbing
Past simpleblubbed
Past participleblubbed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyblub
he, she, itblubs

Past simpleLesson

all personsblubbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave blubbed
he, she, ithas blubbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill blub

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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