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blub

verb

ˈbləb

Definition of blub

chiefly British

as in to cry

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the little girl was blubbing so uncontrollably that we couldn't understand what she was saying

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Recent Examples of blub And then Jack was blubbing at the end of the aisle! — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Topping them both would be star player Paul Gascoigne blubbing on the pitch after receiving a yellow card during a semi-final against West Germany that ruled him out of a potential final. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026

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Among them were a parent at her daughter’s school who recognized her on account of her voice alone and a dad on an airplane whose baby had been crying non-stop for over an hour.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cry

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Zheng clinched with her first match point chance, serving an ace to Andreeva’s backhand side, then fell to the court sobbing with emotion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Five players and the referee tried to catch it, Steph recalled, while its owner sobbed on the sidelines.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sob

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The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Ambulances were seen leaving the hospital to bring the children's bodies home as mourners wept and wailed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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