blubbering
present participle ofblubber
blubber
verb[I]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˈblʌb.ər/us/ˈblʌb.ɚ/(UKinformalblub)tocryin anoisyway like achild:
There hesat,coweringagainst thewall, blubbering like achild.
Ohstopblubbing!Yourkneecan'thurtthat much.
to cry
- cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
- weepMy lady, why do you weep?
- cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
- sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
- cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
- bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/cryingidiom
- crier
- crocodile tears
- dissolve
- lachrymose
- mewl
- mewling
- mist
- mist (something) over/up
- misty-eyed
- teardrop
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- teary
- teary-eyed
- turn on the waterworksidiom
- weep
Examplesofblubbering
blubbering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Introduce legislation and stopblubbering.
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Viewers can identify him by both his constantblubbering, and his hat's pink stripe.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He goes crazy, turning into ablubberingmess.
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