chubby
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
Origin of chubby
1Other words for chubby
Opposites for chubby
Other words from chubby
- chub·bi·ly, adverb
- chub·bi·ness, noun
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How to use chubby in a sentence
His friends have previously said that Andrew has “chubby fingers” that do not match those in the photo.
Defiant Prince Andrew to Stop Hiding and Fight Virginia Giuffre’s Claims | Tom Sykes | September 22, 2021 | The Daily BeastA short, chubby bush with many branches—a “shrubbery,” to get Pythonesque.
If the conditions are right, they’re just skinny enough to make carved turns on groomed, packed snow fun for the entire day, but they’re still chubby enough to float in all but the biggest in-bounds powder days.
Long-Term Review: The Best Skis, Period | Heather Schultz and Marc Peruzzi | March 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineThrough photos and a live camera located in Brooks Falls, where these bears hunt for salmon, people can vote for who they think is the chubbiest of them all.
How scientists try to weigh some of the fattest bears on Earth | María Paula Rubiano A. | October 2, 2020 | Popular-Science“It often results in them having these really chubby arms,” Keefe says.
The scandal drove the company from the street business, but chubby acquired a truck of his own.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Maria set out to begin another day in the ice cream truck, chubby would roll alongside her for part of the route.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe speakers included a man who had been struck by a hit-and-run driver who had then been chased down by chubby.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time, chubby experienced growing heart troubles, finally becoming too disabled to work in 2004.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in 2006, as he was turning 80, chubby acquired a motorized wheelchair.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere Letty drew the coverlet from the face of the sleeping babe, and displayed his chubby proportions with maternal pride.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieMr. Peck raised his hands, palms upward, and then dropped them to his chubby knees with a sharp slap.
I found her sleeping sweetly, with one chubby hand under her rounded cheek.
The Mayor's Wife | Anna Katherine GreenSydney is here, and is getting fat and chubby, a delightful little boy, and keeps us all very cheery.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieFina clapped her chubby hands together and climbed up into Leam's lap.
British Dictionary definitions for chubby
/ (ˈtʃʌbɪ) /
(esp of the human form) plump and round
Origin of chubby
1Derived forms of chubby
- chubbiness, noun
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