as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the little girl was blubbing so uncontrollably that we couldn't understand what she was saying
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Recent Examples of blub
Bridget Jones blubbing into her ice cream, obsessing over pounds gained and cigarettes smoked?
Beach book.
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Jennifer Weiner, EW.com, 17 June 2019
Jennifer Weiner, EW.com, 17 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blub
Verb
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Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Shanika was was red-eyed from crying during the press conference.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Well, well, well! Upstairs, Bronte is in bed, sobbing about being a fraud and a failure.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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After the ceremony, a number of people stayed at the field for up to 45 minutes longer to connect with each other, many hugging and sobbing.—
Keri Brenner,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Several people in the courtroom were openly weeping.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the funeral in Khan Younis Saturday afternoon, families wept over the bodies of their relatives and cried out in pain.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Blub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blub. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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