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- Dictionarysobbing/ˈsɒbɪŋ/
noun
- 1. noisy crying: "Regina couldn't hear her over her sobbing"
adjective
- 1. crying noisily: "Karla collapsed in a sobbing heap at the feet of the other girls"
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SOBBING definition: 1. present participle of sob 2. present participle of sob. Learn more.
to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat; to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath… See the full definition
SOB definition: 1. to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths: 2. an act or sound of sobbing: 3. abbreviation for son…. Learn more.
/ˈsɑbɪŋ/ /ˈsɒbɪŋ/ IPA guide. Other forms: sobbings. Definitions of sobbing. noun. convulsive gasp made while weeping. synonyms: sob. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Sobbing." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sobbing. Accessed 24 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles.
1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry. 2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping. v.tr. 1. To utter with sobs. 2. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep. n. The act or sound of sobbing. [Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin .]
SOBBING meaning: 1. present participle of sob 2. present participle of sob. Learn more.
If you're so upset you're crying loudly, taking in big gasps of air and heaving your chest, you are sobbing. Picture a child on the playground who has fallen and can't find his or her mother. The child's face is red and streaked with tears, and he or she is gasping from crying so hard.
When someone sobs, they cry in a noisy way, breathing in short breaths. She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow. [VERB] Her sister broke down, sobbing into her handkerchief. [VERB] Synonyms: cry, weep, blubber, greet [Scottish] More Synonyms of sob. sobbing uncountable noun.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use sob in a sentence The 26 were beaten by the bailiffs as they filed into a caged dock, sobbing, on Dec. 21.
Sob definition: to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.. See examples of SOB used in a sentence.
