blubbers
Weeps with noise
Blubbers is the verb form of blubber, meaning to cry noisily and uncontrollably, with heaving sobs and a contorted face: The toddler blubbers whenever she doesn't get her way.
The word carries a dismissive or unsympathetic tone, suggesting the crying is excessive or unwarranted.
Separately, blubbers can be the plural of blubber—whale fat—though this use is rare.
Convulsive crying aloud
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
- snivelingTearful, pitiful complaining
whimpering · tears · howling · crying · hiccupping · gasping · heaving · choking
sobbing
Convulsive crying aloud
sniveling · whimpering · tears · howling · crying · hiccupping · gasping · heaving · choking · sniffling
fat
Adipose tissue
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
insulation · marine · cetacean · lamp oil · hunting · harpoon · flensing · lubricant · thick · layer
mumbles
Speaks indistinctly
- stammersSpeaks with involuntary pauses
- sputtersEmits irregular bursts
- babblesTalks incoherently or excessively
incoherent · garbled · choked · tearful · unintelligible · slurred · faltering · broken · rambling · spluttering
blubbersholds it together
Maintains stability or composure
bottles up · internalizes · keeps it together · grins and bears it · laughs
- whale blubberSubcutaneous cetacean adipose tissue
blubber, blubbery, blubbering, blubbered, blubberer, blubberers