Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of one who sobs; a series of sobs or sounds of a similar nature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
sob . - noun Action of the verb to
sob . - adjective That or who sobs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun convulsive gasp made while weeping
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Examples
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I knew this had abruptly changed the day I heard sobbing from the shower and rushed in to discover my wife's hands filled with clumps of her thick black hair.
Paul Kerr: My Beautiful Bald Wife Paul Kerr 2010
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I knew this had abruptly changed the day I heard sobbing from the shower and rushed in to discover my wife's hands filled with clumps of her thick black hair.
Paul Kerr: My Beautiful Bald Wife Paul Kerr 2010
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I knew this had abruptly changed the day I heard sobbing from the shower and rushed in to discover my wife's hands filled with clumps of her thick black hair.
Paul Kerr: My Beautiful Bald Wife Paul Kerr 2010
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I knew this had abruptly changed the day I heard sobbing from the shower and rushed in to discover my wife's hands filled with clumps of her thick black hair.
Paul Kerr: My Beautiful Bald Wife Paul Kerr 2010
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One morning I came in sobbing that there was something wrong - the chickens were sick!
Toast: Lindy 2007
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One morning I came in sobbing that there was something wrong - the chickens were sick!
2 and 7, Part I: 1952-1982 Lindy 2007
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His heart is pounding; his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps!
Pass the Puns, Please, Hallowe’en Style @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy 2006
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December 8th, 2008 at 6: 40 am comparing approved quick loans payday says: comparing approved quick loans payday … simplify, breakpoints kingpin sobbing nutria!
Think Progress » Iraqi Leaders Call On U.S. To Set Timetable 2005
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I cry every time I read it and begin sobbing halfway through the animated movie.
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Kate wasn't about to stop, even though she was nearly doubled over from the pain in her side, and her breath was coming out in short, sobbing gasps.
Baby In My Arms Harper, Madeline 1996
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