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blubber noun

  /ˈblʊbə/ , /ˈblʊbəɹ/ , /ˈblʌbə/ , /ˈblʌbəɹ/
  • (uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
 läski, silava, tali
  • (countable, chiefly, derogatory) An act of crying or weeping freely and noisily.
 parku, vonkuna
  • (uncountable, informal, chiefly, derogatory, and, offensive) A person's fat tissue, usually when regarded as excessive and unsightly.
 rasvakudos
  • (uncountable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found in other animals which keeps them warm, especially Arctic animals such as sea lions and Antarctic animals such as penguins.
 traani

blubber verb

  /ˈblʊbə/ , /ˈblʊbəɹ/ , /ˈblʌbə/ , /ˈblʌbəɹ/
  • (chiefly, derogatory) To cry or weep freely and noisily; to sob.
 nyyhkiä, parkua, vollottaa
  • Often followed by out: to cry out (words) while sobbing.
 parkua, vollottaa
  • (archaic, also, figurative) To wet (one's eyes or face) by crying; to beweep; also, to cause (one's face) to disfigure or swell through crying.
 tehdä itkuiseksi
sea blubber
hiusmeduusa
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