adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   convulsive gasp made while weeping wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sob form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That or who sobs. not-comparable

   "a sobbing child"

Synonyms

All synonyms

cryingbawlingblubberingcrycryingcrying

Example

More examples

"I found that there was a little girl sobbing."

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