as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child sobbed when she found the dead frog
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Recent Examples of sob
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
His crying and sobbing bordered on hysteria at times.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
In the opening scene of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) sobs in bed before hurrying to the window to look upon the shadow of the demon entrancing her, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard).
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
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Renck: The cold was giving way to darkness as the Broncos walked to their team bus in Orchard Park, N.Y., the raw afternoon and a sobbing autograph seeker signaling the end of Denver’s season.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
His crying and sobbing bordered on hysteria at times.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Another, while at home, wears AirPods to drown out his uncle’s sobs.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
In the opening scene of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) sobs in bed before hurrying to the window to look upon the shadow of the demon entrancing her, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard).
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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