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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 blub·ber /ˈblʌbɚ/
 鯨脂,哭泣(vi.)(vt.)又哭又鬧的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Blub·ber n.
 1. A bubble.
    At his mouth a blubber stood of foam.   --Henryson.
 2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
 3. Zool. A large sea nettle or medusa.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Blub·ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blubbered p. pr. & vb. n. Blubbering.] To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
    She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.   --Swift.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Blub·ber, v. t.
 1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
    Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!   --Prior.
 2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 blubber
      n 1: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and
           other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
      2: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in
         herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, avoirdupois]
         [ant: leanness]
      v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
           yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle, blub,
            snuffle]
      2: utter while crying [syn: blubber out]