Meaning & use
sobbing
Crying with short, uneven gasps of breath, usually because of deep sadness.
See it in a sentence
She sat sobbing quietly on the bench after hearing the difficult news.
The child was sobbing so hard that he could barely explain what happened.
A note on using this word
Describes a more intense, audible form of crying than the general verb 'cry.'
Words with a similar meaning
weepingcrying
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Words with an opposite meaning
laughing
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