Synonyms for sobbing

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sob

Phonetic Transcription : sɒb

Top 10 synonyms for sobbing

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Définition of sobbing

Origin : c.1200, "to cry with short breaths," probably of imitative origin, related to Old English seofian "to lament," Old High German sufan "to draw breath," West Frisian sobje "to suck." Related: Sobbed; sobbing.

noun cry

Example sentences :

Again came the cry, more gently, ending in a sort of sobbing monologue.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

She moved about the room, sniffing and sobbing as she dusted.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

She was crying bitterly, and sobbing as if her heart would break.
Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

But then he buried his face in his hands and went on sobbing again.
Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri

"It is so cruel in you, brother Philip," replied Sidney, sobbing.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Then suddenly she was in his arms, shaking and sobbing, straining him to her.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

All this time Fanny had been sobbing and crying, and still continued to do so.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

And she ran off, sobbing, into the little guignol, where she had an attack of hysteria.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Morris was leaning against his friend, sobbing like a woman.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

Sobbing, she lifted her face to him, and he kissed her for the last time.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

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