blubber in Japanese
blubber in Japanese is 皮下脂肪, 泣き喚く — blubber means to cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
blubber in Japanese
皮下脂肪
Pronounced: hikashibō
(uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
泣き喚く
Pronounced: nakiwameku
(chiefly, derogatory) To cry or weep freely and noisily; to sob.
What does "blubber" mean?
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verb To cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
"The toddler began to blubber the moment his ice cream hit the ground."
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noun The thick layer of fat beneath the skin of whales and other marine mammals that keeps them warm.
"A whale's blubber can be several inches thick."
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noun Informal: excess body fat on a person.
"He joked about needing to lose some blubber before summer."
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blubber in a sentence
- The toddler began to blubber the moment his ice cream hit the ground.
- A whale's blubber can be several inches thick.
- He joked about needing to lose some blubber before summer.
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What is "blubber" in Japanese?
"blubber" in Japanese is 皮下脂肪, 泣き喚く. blubber means: To cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
How do you pronounce 皮下脂肪?
"blubber" in Japanese is 皮下脂肪, pronounced "hikashibō".
How do you use "blubber" in a sentence?
Example: "The toddler began to blubber the moment his ice cream hit the ground." In Japanese, "blubber" is 皮下脂肪, 泣き喚く.
Are there other ways to say "blubber" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "blubber": 皮下脂肪, 泣き喚く.
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