blub

«blub» in Mova's school dictionary: To cry noisily, often in a way that seems babyish — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (blub, blubs, blubbed, blubbing), informal

meaning for a pupil

(UK, informal) To cry noisily, often in a way that seems babyish. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in British school stories and everyday speech, often a bit unkindly: «stop blubbing». It is a short form of «blubber». In stories it can show a character teasing someone.

examples

• He started to blub when his ice cream fell on the floor. tree →
• Stop blubbing and tell me what happened. tree →
• I nearly blubbed at the end of the film. tree →
• The little boy was blubbing because he lost his teddy. tree →
• Don't blub – it's only a scratch. tree →

note

Informal and a bit mean; better say «cry». Double «b» in blubbed, blubbing. Related: blubber (to cry; also the fat of whales).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blub» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.