sobbing

sob·bing
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UK/ˈsɒbɪŋ/US/ˈsɑbɪŋ/

noun

Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

“a sobbing child”

Similar
cryingsobsin tearsweepingsobfultearfulsob
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sob
nounsobbing (countable and uncountable, plural sobbings)

plural sobbings

  1. countableuncountableAct of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

    Synonyms: crying, sobs

adjectivesobbing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat or who sobs.

    a sobbing child

    1 more example

    Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...]

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC, page 69

    Synonyms: crying, in tears, weeping, crying, in tears, sobful, tearful, weeping

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAct of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

Similar
cryingsobs

adjectiveThat or who sobs.

Similar
cryingin tearsweepingcryingin tearssobfultearfulweeping

More synonyms by meaning

nounconvulsive gasp made while weeping

Similar
sob
Broader
cryingweepingtears
Also see
cryingin tearssobsobfultearful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian ридание, хлипане
  • ридание (ridanie)action of the verb "to sob"
  • хлипане (hlipane)action of the verb "to sob"
Dutch wenend, snotterend
  • wenendthat or who sobs
  • snotterendthat or who sobs
Finnish nyyhkytys, nyyhkivä
  • nyyhkytysaction of the verb "to sob"
  • nyyhkiväthat or who sobs
  • nyyhkyttäväthat or who sobs
French sanglotement, sanglotant
  • sanglotementaction of the verb "to sob"
  • sanglotantthat or who sobs
  • sanglotantethat or who sobs
German Schluchzen
  • Schluchzenaction of the verb "to sob"
Hungarian zokogás
  • zokogásaction of the verb "to sob"
Latin singultus
  • singultusaction of the verb "to sob"
Norwegian snufsing
  • snufsingaction of the verb "to sob"
Russian всхли́пывание
  • всхли́пывание (vsxlípyvanije)action of the verb "to sob"
Spanish sollozo, plañimiento
  • sollozoaction of the verb "to sob"
  • plañimientoaction of the verb "to sob"
  • sollozantethat or who sobs

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sobbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobbing

MLA

“sobbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobbing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sobbing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobbing.

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