blubbering
blubbering — verb
1. crying in a loud, messy way that sounds childish and hard to control
crying in a loud, messy way that sounds childish and hard to control
Emma was blubbering on the porch after dropping her birthday cake.
be blubbering after + event
The little boy came home blubbering because his kite was stuck.
By midnight, Theo was still blubbering over the lost puppy.
A blubbering passenger begged the driver not to close the doors.
After the phone call, Lan sat in the kitchen and kept blubbering.
文法句型
be blubbering over + noun
start blubbering after + event
用法筆記
Usually sounds critical rather than sympathetic. It suggests ugly, uncontrolled crying, often by a child or by an adult who seems to have lost control.
常見錯誤
2. saying something in broken, tearful words while you are crying loudly
saying something in broken, tearful words while you are crying loudly
Through the tears, Sofia kept blubbering that she wanted to go home.
blubber + that-clause
The injured striker was blubbering out an apology before the final whistle.
blubber out + noun phrase
Rania stood at the gate, blubbering her sister's name into the phone.
Half asleep, Theo blubbered that the nightmare was starting again.
The exhausted toddler kept blubbering "no bath" from the back seat.
文法句型
blubber + that-clause
blubber out + noun phrase
blubber + direct speech
用法筆記
The words said are usually a short complaint, apology, request, or name. This use often appears with direct speech or a that-clause.