Synonyms for blubbery
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bluhb-uh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌb ə ri |
Top 10 synonyms for blubbery Other synonyms for the word blubbery
- adipose
- bawling
- blubbering
- blubbery
- burly
- consolidated
- distressed
- dolorous
- enthusiastic
- fatlike
- firm
- greasy
- high
- husky
- in tears
- lachrymose
- lamentable
- lamenting
- lardaceous
- lardy
- moist
- mournful
- mushy
- obese
- oily
- oleaginous
- pathetic
- pitiable
- pitiful
- poignant
- pudgy
- rich
- sad
- sniveling
- sobbing
- solid
- sorrowful
- squat
- stocky
- stubby
- stumpy
- substantial
- suety
- teary
- thickset
- unctuous
- watery
- weeping
- weepy
- wet
- whimpering
- woeful
Définition of blubbery
Origin :- 1791, from blubber (n.) + -y (2).
- As in tearful : adj crying, very upset
- As in thick : adj deep, bulky
- As in gushing : adj sentimental
- As in oleaginous : adj fatty
- As in teary : adj tearful
- As in fatty : adj full of adipose tissue
- It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like buttermilk gurgling from a jug.
- Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- She had forgotten the third person for the moment, forgotten that Julia, too, professed to like things "blubbery."
- Extract from : « The Open Question » by Elizabeth Robins
- The blubbery folds under his chin crimsoned with his cheeks in complacent self-esteem.
- Extract from : « The Argus Pheasant » by John Charles Beecham
- These were azornacks, mild-tempered vegetarians whose only defense lay in their thick, blubbery hides.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
- Occasionally she sighs deeply, with that blubbery, spluttery noise that all horses make when they sigh.
- Extract from : « Letters to Helen » by Keith Henderson
- It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like butter milk gurgling from a jug.
- Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Part 2. » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Antonyms for blubbery
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