an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
Used in a Sentence
blubber
How to use blubber in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for blubber.
Editorial note
From the tiniest of seeds to whale blubber.
Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of blubber gathered in one view.
excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for blubber.
noun
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
noun
excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
See also: fatness, fat, avoirdupois
verb
cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
verb
utter while crying
Example sentences
From the tiniest of seeds to whale blubber.
It was a bit like if you had a source of whale blubber in the 1840s and it could be used as fuel.
Before gas came along, if you traded in whale blubber, you were the richest man on Earth.
We used to use prodigious quantities of lamp oil, which was made from whale blubber.
But as the whale population decreased, so did the supply of blubber, and thus prices rose.
Eskimos still eat large amounts of blubber without issue.
He said the people there would bury and ferment all sorts of things, including seal meat, whale blubber, and birds sewn into seal skins.
Whitman will get out with a golden parachute and HP will be on to the next person who will suck some blubber out of a dying whale.
The whale's diaphragm and rib muscles aren't strong enough to expand its lungs and raise the now far heavier blubber and bone that press in on them, and the animal suffocates.
All the stuff that I use or would like to use in C++, but in a syntactically cleaner way and without all the blubber that C++ accumulated through a design by committee.
She also faces a charge of illegally altering a video of the whale encounter, as well as unrelated allegations involving whale blubber.
However, they risk not having viable sperm due to the warmer internal environment--even worse than in most land animals since cetaceans have a thick layer of insulating blubber.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use blubber in a sentence?
From the tiniest of seeds to whale blubber.
What does blubber mean?
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
What part of speech is blubber?
blubber is commonly used as noun, verb.