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blub
(blub)
Pronunciation:
/blʌb/
verb
(
blubs
,
blubbing
,
blubbed
)
[
no object
]
informal
cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob:
their mummies blub when they kiss them goodbye
she had the urge to
blub her eyes out
Origin:
early 19th century
: abbreviation of
blubber
2
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