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
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
At a rally for the slain child outside of the Joseph Campau Church of God on Friday, Aug. 1, the grieving father tried to get words out but couldn't through heaves and sobs.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As a flame passed candle to candle, some sobbed as the gathering remembered those who died and marked their loss.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Conrad, who is ready to leave to head back to California, overhears her sobs.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
At a rally for the slain child outside of the Joseph Campau Church of God on Friday, Aug. 1, the grieving father tried to get words out but couldn't through heaves and sobs.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
At one point during the celebrations, Bronze sat on the pitch, put her hand over her mouth and sobbed.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As a flame passed candle to candle, some sobbed as the gathering remembered those who died and marked their loss.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sob
Verb
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Back home, Kerzka cried in the shower.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Diddy cried as the 11-minute clip featuring home video of his family played in the courtroom.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Specifically, in Nabers' case, that injury occurred on what has become a notorious turf surface at MetLife Stadium, which has also claimed other players' seasons to serious injuries, including multiple ACL and Achilles tears.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In August, the manager for Chris Brown surprised Monica with a new Maybach, bringing her to tears.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Women clutched children in their arms, weeping uncontrollably.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Well, the pass was not quite as good as Kaka’s groan-inducing curved pass for Hernan Crespo in the 2005 final between Milan and Liverpool.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dalton recalls, imitating a groan.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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