Blub
/blʌb/noun
To cry or sob noisily; also, to make a bubbling or gurgling sound.
Did you know?English has long used sound-imitating words like blub to capture bodily noise and emotion, which is why it feels so raw and physical rather than “polite.”
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
blubben
“To bubble or blubber; to make a bubbling sound”
16th Century
English
blubber
“To weep noisily; to spurt or bubble out”
19th Century
English
blub
“To cry or sob”
Modern English
English
blub
“To cry noisily or make a bubbling sound”