blubbery
Americanadjective
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of, containing, or like blubber; fat
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weeping or with the face disfigured by weeping
Etymology
Origin of blubbery
Example Sentences
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San Francisco’s Sea Lions: Recently sea lion counters tallied 2,000 of the whiskered, blubbery creatures in the water alongside Pier 39 on the city’s northern edge.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 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
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
Me, I’m feeling fine and dandy; I won’t let no blubbery looks ruin what I got in mind for the morning, which is fix the boat, have lunch, then go fishing.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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