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Noun: blubber  blú-bu(r)
  1. An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
     
  2. Excess bodily weight
    "she disliked blubber in herself as well as in others";
    - fatness, fat, avoirdupois
Verb: blubber  blú-bu(r)
  1. Cry or whine with snuffling
    - snivel, sniffle, blub, snuffle
     
  2. [informal] Utter while crying
    - blubber out [informal]

Derived forms: blubbered, blubbers, blubbering

Type of: animal oil, bodily property, cry, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, weep

Encyclopedia: Blubber