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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

The blubbery horde on Pier 39, she said, probably will clear out by early June, when “the call of the breeding season will call them away.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

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 often stake out seal breathing holes in the ice, waiting hours for a blubbery meal to break the surface.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2020

Although Seth was much more blubbery, he had not increased in size.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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