blubbery

Example Sentences

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To maintain their blubbery bulk, Northern elephant seals must spend around seven months at sea each year, gorging on fish and squid.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Signs posted around the beach warn beachgoers of sea lions’ aggressive nature, with a reminder that harassing the blubbery pinnipeds is against federal law.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

The Humpty Dance became an MTV staple thanks, in part, to the character of Humpty - voiced by Jacobs as a flamboyant, pimp-like character with a blubbery, stuttering voice.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2021

They often stake out seal breathing holes in the ice, waiting hours for a blubbery meal to break the surface.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2020

Mayinga could feel her heart going blubbery inside her chest as Ebola worked its way through her heart, and it frightened her unspeakably.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston