blubber in Russian
blubber in Russian is подко́жный жир, во́рвань, жир — blubber means to cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
blubber in Russian
подко́жный жир
Pronounced: podkozhnyy zhir
(uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
во́рвань
Pronounced: vorvan
(uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
жир
Pronounced: zhir
(uncountable, informal, chiefly, derogatory, and, offensive) A person's fat tissue, usually when regarded as excessive and unsightly.
опухать
Pronounced: opukhat
(archaic, also, figurative) To wet (one's eyes or face) by crying; to beweep; also, to cause (one's face) to disfigure or swell through crying.
рыдать
Pronounced: rydat
(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 Russian?
"blubber" in Russian is подко́жный жир, во́рвань, жир. blubber means: To cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
How do you pronounce подко́жный жир?
"blubber" in Russian is подко́жный жир, pronounced "podkozhnyy zhir".
How do you use "blubber" in a sentence?
Example: "The toddler began to blubber the moment his ice cream hit the ground." In Russian, "blubber" is подко́жный жир, во́рвань, жир.
Are there other ways to say "blubber" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "blubber": подко́жный жир, во́рвань, жир, опухать, рыдать.
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