As nouns the difference between blubber and flubber
is that
blubber is a fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis while
flubber is a rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound.
As a verb blubber
is to make noises or broken words while crying.
blubber English
Noun
( en noun)
A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
Fatty tissue.
The thick coat of fat worn by many arctic animals, such as sea lions, and antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.
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(obsolete) A bubble.
* Henryson
- At his mouth a blubber stood of foam.
Synonyms
* (fatty tissue) adipose tissue
Verb
( en verb)
To make noises or broken words while crying.
* Jonathan Swift
- She wept, she blubbered , and she tore her hair.
(archaic) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
* Prior
- Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!
Derived terms
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Anagrams
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flubber English
Noun
(-)
A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound.
See also
* oobleck |
