different between blubber vs blab

English

Alternative forms

• blobber (dated)

Etymology

See blobber, blob, bleb.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bl?b?/
• Rhymes: -?b?(r)

Noun

blubber (countable and uncountable, plural blubbers)

1. A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
2. Fatty tissue.

   Synonym: adipose tissue

3. The thick coat of fat worn by many Arctic animals, such as sea lions, and Antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.
4. (obsolete) A bubble.

Derived terms

• sea-blubber

Translations

Verb

blubber (third-person singular simple present blubbers, present participle blubbering, simple past and past participle blubbered)

1. To make noises or broken words while crying.
   • 1918, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, The Outside of the House

     They knew that the wall stood and the house was saved, and old Sam was blubbering over old Captain Joe Dickson lying spent almost to death on the veranda
2. (archaic, transitive) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
   • 1718, Matthew Prior, A Better Answer

     Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!

   • [S]he hastily retired, taking with her her little girl, whose eyes were all over blubbered at the melancholy news she heard of Jones, who used to call her his little wife, and not only gave her many playthings, but spent whole hours in playing with her himself.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:weep

Derived terms

• beblubber
• blubbery

Translations

Anagrams

• bubbler

German

Pronunciation

Verb

blubber

1. inflection of blubbern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

English

Etymology

From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blæb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Verb

blab (third-person singular simple present blabs, present participle blabbing, simple past and past participle blabbed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.

   • And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:prattle

Translations

Noun

blab (countable and uncountable, plural blabs)

1. (countable) One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
2. (uncountable) Gossip; prattle.
   • 1976, David Toulmin, Blown Seed (page 148)

     Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab.

Synonyms

• (one who blabs): See also Thesaurus:chatterbox or Thesaurus:gossiper
• (gossip, prattle): See also Thesaurus:chatter or Thesaurus:gossip

Translations

Related terms

• blabber
• blabbermouth
• blabby
• blubber