Flubber vs. Blubber — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Flubber and Blubber
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Flubber
To botch; bungle.
Blubber
Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized adipose tissue under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds, penguins, and sirenians.
Flubber
The act or an instance of botching or bungling
"a comedy of small social flubs" (James Wolcott).
Blubber
To sob noisily.
Flubber
A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
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Blubber
To utter while crying and sobbing.
Flubber
One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.
Blubber
To make wet and swollen by weeping.
Blubber
A loud sobbing.
Blubber
The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
Blubber
Excessive body fat.
Blubber
Any of various large jellyfishes.
Blubber
Swollen and protruding
Blubber cheeks.
Blubber
A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
Blubber
Fatty tissue.
Blubber
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.
Blubber
(obsolete) A bubble.
Blubber
One who blubs or weeps.
Blubber
To make noises or broken words while crying.
Blubber
To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
Blubber
A bubble.
At his mouth a blubber stood of foam.
Blubber
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.
Blubber
A large sea nettle or medusa.
Blubber
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.
Blubber
To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!
Blubber
To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); - with forth or out.
Blubber
An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
Blubber
Excess bodily weight;
She found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others
Blubber
Cry or whine with snuffling;
Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
Blubber
Utter while crying
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