| Main Entry: | blubber |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
Synonyms: |
blub, fat, flab, flitch, nettle, seethe, sob, swell, swollen, thick, wail, weep, whale, whimper, whine |
| Main Entry: | babble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk trivially, often incessantly |
Synonyms: |
blab, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gibber, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently, talk nonsensically, tattle, trivialize, yak, yakkety yak |
Antonyms: |
be quiet |
| Main Entry: | bawl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
Synonyms: |
blubber, boohoo, howl, shed tears, sob, squall, wail, weep, yowl |
| Notes: | a ball is round object or a formal dance; to bawl is to cry loudly |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weeping and making sad sounds |
Synonyms: |
bawl, bawling, bewailing, blubber, blubbering, howl, howling, keening, lament, lamentation, mourning, shedding tears, snivel, snivelling, sob, sobbing, sorrowing, tears, the blues, wailing, weep, whimpering, yowl |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weep and make sad sounds |
Synonyms: |
bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, caterwaul, choke up, complain, crack up, deplore, dissolve in tears, fret, grieve, groan, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it all out, mewl, moan, mourn, put on the weeps, regret, ring the blues, shed bitter tears, shed tears, sigh, sniff, snivel, sob, sorrow, squall, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yammer, yowl |
| Main Entry: | fat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overweight, adipose tissue |
Synonyms: |
blubber, bulk, cellulite, corpulence, excess, fatness, flab, flesh, grease, lard, obesity, overabundance, overflow, paunch, plethora, suet, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, tallow |
| Main Entry: | howl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, painful cry |
Synonyms: |
bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar, scream, shout, shriek, ululate, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
| Main Entry: | mourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be sad over loss |
Synonyms: |
ache, agonize, anguish, be brokenhearted, be sad, bemoan, bewail, bleed, blubber, carry on, complain, cry, deplore, fret, grieve, hurt, keen, lament, languish, long for, miss, moan, pine, regret, repine, rue, sigh, sob, sorrow, suffer, take it hard, wail, wear black, weep, wring hands, yearn |
Antonyms: |
be happy, be joyful |
| Main Entry: | pipe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a sound; peep |
Synonyms: |
blubber, boohoo, cheep, cry, play, say, shout, sing, sob, sound, speak, talk, toot, trill, tweet, twitter, wail, warble, weep, whistle |
| Main Entry: | sob |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry hard |
Synonyms: |
bawl, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, cry a river, cry convulsively, cry eyes out, howl, lament, shed tears, snivel, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper |