Synonyms for blubbering
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bluhb-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌb ər |
Définition of blubbering
Origin :- c.1400, present participle adjective from blubber (v.). Originally of fountains, springs, etc.; of weeping, from 1580s. As a verbal noun, from 1570s.
- noun cry
- "Go home and learn your manners," he had shouted at the blubbering boy.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- He was blubbering in her arms, hysterically, as she caressed him.
- Extract from : « The Adventurer » by Cyril M. Kornbluth
- Blood admonished him in a whisper, alarmed by the lad's blubbering.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- "I am not crying," spluttered Cassy, who was blubbering like a baby.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- Why, Mrs. Orville was blubbering like a baby when I entered, but she tried to hush up after a while.
- Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
- He was blubbering, as if a change of waiters was a matter of importance.
- Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
- Meanwhile Will plucked Hamnet now blubbering on his stool, by the doublet.
- Extract from : « A Warwickshire Lad » by George Madden Martin
- We saw chubby boys looking at us, and blubbering as if they were mad.
- Extract from : « Up in the Clouds » by R.M. Ballantyne
- He was blubbering, as if a change of waiters, was a matter of importance.
- Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: London » by Various
- There was something desolate about this blubbering that nearly broke her heart.
- Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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