English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Blubber Pronunciation
Blubber is pronounced BLUH-ber, IPA /ˈbləbɝ/.
BLUH-ber
US /ˈbləbɝ/ · UK /ˈblʌbə/
Syllables: BLUH · ber (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: The thick layer of fat under the skin of a whale or seal, or to cry noisily.
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Blubber in a Sentence
- Blubber kept the animals warm in Arctic water.
- Whale blubber was once rendered down for lamp oil.
- He started to blubber halfway through the speech.
Common Mispronunciations of Blubber
Not BLOO-ber
The u is the one in cup, short and central, with nothing of the oo of boot in it.
Not bluh-BER
Front stress, and the second beat is a weak ber that carries no vowel colour.
Tip: Blubber and rubber rhyme, which settles the vowel for both.
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