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
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In a video testimony, the man, whose name was not released, is seen falling to his knees and sobbing.
—Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
At home, Benjamin — whose parents call him Ben — would sit by the pantry where his family stored snacks and sob.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Kalybriah paused, apologized and started to sob, while Edmond shouted.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In a video testimony, the man, whose name was not released, is seen falling to his knees and sobbing.
—Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
To date, has any actor paralleled Mescal’s uncanny skill for unrequited longing, sidelong glances, and heaving sobs?
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
At home, Benjamin — whose parents call him Ben — would sit by the pantry where his family stored snacks and sob.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sob
Verb
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But where words fail, crying speaks.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Kylie said that her kids’ excitement during this most recent trip has brought her to tears.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her husband and three daughters, standing behind her, wiped tears from their cheeks.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Watch Lawrence weep through her interview in the clip above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The room responded with playful groans.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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More than one person fell victim to wayward gourds that careened down Midland Road to the cheers and groans of an eager audience.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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