Beblubber

/bɪˈblʌbə/ verb

To cover with blubber (whale fat) or to make blubbery; to cry and wail copiously.

From 'be-' plus 'blubber,' which comes from Dutch 'blabber' (foam or froth). Originally meant whale fat, then came to mean excessive weeping, as lips become blubber-like when crying.

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