blub

[bluhb]

noun

1. a swelling of fresh plasterwork.

blub

/ blʌb /

verb

1. a slang word for blubber blubber blubber

Word History and Origins

Origin of blub¹

First recorded in 1550–60; variant of blob

Example Sentences

They looked at Chicken, who made blub, blub, blub sounds as he motored french fry boats through the hot sauce lake.

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"It was a shock and I blubbed my eyes out, but thank you everybody for all your kind words and help."

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I went to see James Taylor once and started blubbing because it was just so lovely!

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But I will turn to it in different moments, when I have 45 minutes and I want to let tomatoes, onion, and butter blub along on the stove while I putter.

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“I felt jolly near blubbing for a bit,” Wild said later, “and could not speak for several minutes.”

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Related Words

• bawl 
• blubber 
• boohoo 
• grieve 
• groan 
• howl 
• moan 
• mourn 
• sob 
• wail 
• weep