I found that there was a little girl sobbing.
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Sobbing
/ˈsɒbɪŋ/
Synonyms for "sobbing" (56 found)
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Noun(2 words)
cryingsin tears
dissolved in tearsfit of cryingflood of tearsgood crygreetin tearslachrymalachrymallachrymoselachrymositylacrimatorylamentationmelting moodmoaning
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15 entriesaudible sobbingbawlingdramatic sobbingfrenzied sobbinggentle sobbingloud sobbingnarrative sobbingprolonged sobbingsilent sobbingsobbing fitsoft sobbingsporadic sobbingstifled sobbinguncontrollable sobbingviolent sobbing
Collocations
12 entriesaudible sobbingsilent sobbingsobbing childsobbing episodesobbing fitsobbing noisesobbing noisessobbing patientsobbing patternsobbing soundsustained sobbinguncontrollable sobbing
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12 total sentences available.
The scolded boy was sobbing.
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The girl was sobbing in the corner of the schoolroom.
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On entering the bedroom, she started sobbing.
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