It began, 'Where is my wandering boy to-night?' and by the time she was through I was feeling so mushy and sobby that I put a five instead of a one into the plate by mistake.
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Sobby
//ˈsɒbi//
Synonyms for "sobby"
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Every piece of furniture, from the threadbare sofa to the rickety center table, seems kind of sad and sobby.
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a sobby sound
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Nobody knows who he was; but no matter how wet the leaves, how sobby the twigs, no matter if there was no fire in a mile of the camp, that fellow could start one.
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