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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

choramingice

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃoɾɐmĩˈʒisɨ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blubbering/ˈblʌb.ər.ɪŋ/
nounadjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ninguém aguentava mais aquela choramingice."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of weeping noisily and uncontrollably in a childish or unattractive manner.

    "His constant blubbering made it difficult for anyone to understand what had upset him."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Given to or characterized by noisy, unrestrained crying.

    "She found her younger brother in a blubbering mess after he lost his favorite toy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'blubber', likely of imitative origin reflecting the sound of bubbling or weeping, related to Middle English terms for swelling or weeping. Historically associated with the swollen appearance of the face caused by heavy crying, it evolved to describe the act of noisy, uncontrolled weeping.

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