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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sob, sobbingnoun

    convulsive gasp made while weeping

Wiktionary

  1. sobbingnoun

    Action of the verb to sob.

  2. sobbingadjective

    That or who sobs.

    a sobbing child

ChatGPT

  1. sobbing

    Sobbing refers to crying very loudly and intensely, usually with a series of quick, convulsive gasps and sighs, often as a result of grief, sorrow, extreme sadness, or pain. It is typically characterized by short, irregular breaths, trembling or shaking, and a feeling of tightness in the throat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sobbing

    of Sob

  2. Sobbingnoun

    a series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SOBBING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SOBBING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SOBBING in a Sentence

  1. John Philip Sousa IV:

    There's going to be a lot of wet pillows tonight of people sobbing because Carson's out of it, and I think if Ted Cruz or any of them, quite frankly, came to us today and said, 'We want to rent your (contact) list,' I'd say, 'No. Our people aren't ready to hear from you.'.

  2. Attorney Lara Roetzel:

    I didn't think the youngest would be able to do it. She was seven at the time of the trial, but justice demanded that I try her on the stand if I wanted to get a conviction on that count. Six minutes she stood in the doorway sobbing.

  3. Debra Dickey:

    I just miss my son, i shouldn't have to be sitting here sobbing while they're still out there running free.

  4. Michelle Obama:

    When those doors shut, I cried for 30 minutes straight, uncontrollable sobbing, because that’s how much we were holding it together for eight years.

  5. Olivia Morgan:

    The flight attendant wrestled the stroller away from the woman, who was sobbing, holding one baby with the second baby in a car seat on the ground next to her, he stormed by me with the stroller and I said something like, 'What are you doing? You almost hit that baby!' And he yelled at me to 'stay out of it!' just like he does in the video.

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