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blubbery

American  
[bluhb-uh-ree] / ˈblʌb ə ri /

adjective

  1. abounding in or resembling blubber; fat.

  2. puffy; swollen.

    blubbery lips.


blubbery British  
/ ˈblʌbərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, containing, or like blubber; fat

  2. weeping or with the face disfigured by weeping

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of blubbery

First recorded in 1785–95; blubber + -y 1

Example Sentences

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This week, sea lion counters — yes, they exist — tallied 2,000 of the whiskered, blubbery creatures in the water alongside Pier 39 on the city’s northern edge.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

Signs posted around the beach warn beachgoers of sea lions’ aggressive nature, with a reminder that harassing the blubbery pinnipeds is against federal law.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2022

For the next hour, you are in for some blubbery bites.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2021

The Humpty Dance became an MTV staple thanks, in part, to the character of Humpty - voiced by Jacobs as a flamboyant, pimp-like character with a blubbery, stuttering voice.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2021

They arrive in a blubbery, excited tornado of relief and weepy apologies and hugs and more hugs.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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