blubber¹

n.

the fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals.

ME (denoting the foaming of the sea): perh. symbolic; cf. blob and blotch.

blubber²

v.

informal cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob.

ME: prob. symbolic; cf. blob and blubber¹.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》