blub
pronunciation
How to pronounce blub in British English:
UK [blʌb]
How to pronounce blub in American English:
US [blʌb]
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- Verb:
- cry or whine with snuffling
Word Origin
- blub (n.)
- "fit of weeping," 1894, imitative. As a verb by 1843. Related: Blubbed; blubbing.
Example
- 1. Heathrow is the hub that makes you blub .
- 2. You can 't trust the opinions of the others , because of the blub paradox : they 're satisfied with whatever language they happen to use , because it dictates the way they think about programs .
- 3. When we switch to the point of view of a programmer using any of the languages higher up the power continuum , however , we find that he in turn looks down upon blub . How can you get anything done in blub ?