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
Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
Another breaks down in sobs describing how security forces dragged his four sons from their home and shot them by the barn.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 June 2025
Viewer Reactions TikTok viewers joined Craddick in sobbing happy tears, knowing Norman finally feels comfortable after two years.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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Verb
Grief arrives in waves — sometimes in quiet tears, sometimes in guttural sobs, sometimes in the simple, brutal ache of reaching for your phone to text her, only to remember a painstaking reality.
—Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
Another breaks down in sobs describing how security forces dragged his four sons from their home and shot them by the barn.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Eventually, while being held and shaken by a sobbing Timothy, Lochlan wakes back up.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 June 2025
Viewer Reactions TikTok viewers joined Craddick in sobbing happy tears, knowing Norman finally feels comfortable after two years.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sob
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With screaming, crying, and crash outs abound, Madix’s high pony mirrored her demeanor: commanding, polished, and captivating.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
23 June 2025
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When the curtain is lifted, Matthew is crying, and Andreas is beaming.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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The Padres-specific fits are so enticing, some locals might weep.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Another piece reveals the face of a weeping woman, depicted with a hairstyle characteristic of the Flavian period, which dated from A.D. 69-96.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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