blubber vs waul

blubber

verb
  • To make noises or broken words while crying. 

noun
  • A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis. 

  • Fatty tissue. 

  • One who blubs or weeps. 

  • The thick coat of fat worn by many Arctic animals, such as sea lions, and Antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body. 

waul

verb
  • To wail, to cry plaintively. 

How often have the words blubber and waul occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )