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
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Rose, though, reddening in the triangle between his eyes and nose, begins to sob.
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Every day, the women and girls around her sob in traumatic memory of what happened to them.
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Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.
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Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Rose, though, reddening in the triangle between his eyes and nose, begins to sob.
—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
Noun
Our tear ducts definitely got a workout this year, as television offered up a bounty of gut-wrenching, sob-inducing moments.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Every day, the women and girls around her sob in traumatic memory of what happened to them.
—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sob
Verb
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White men and women have cried after trying the shackles.
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And just like that, the wait to cry is on.
Noun
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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.
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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria, and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.
Verb
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After winning the Grammy for best contemporary country album in February, Jelly Roll emotionally dedicated the trophy to Bunnie, who wept and applauded in the audience.
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In a joint confessional, Zac also wept over his tense relationship with the Plaths, especially Lydia’s brothers.
Noun
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Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience.
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Still, the night had enough laughs, groans and tender moments to keep things interesting.
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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