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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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noun

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Verb
The video shows another woman scooting under the table and hugging her knees to her chest, as shaky sobs can be heard in the background. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 When the guilty verdict was read, Lori Leonard's family burst into cheers and sobs, but Shawn Doyle showed little reaction. Chris Young Ritzen, CBS News, 10 May 2025
Noun
The firm had lost more than two-thirds of its staff; Lutnick sobbed during TV interviews while desperately trying to keep the business from going under. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025 The scene inside — Jota’s parents sobbing, Cardoso stricken by grief — was one of almost unbearable sadness. Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sob
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  • Yuhua says upon entering the competition, while other footage includes queens proudly standing atop the Werk Room tables, and, of course, crying.
    EW.com, EW.com, 29 July 2025
  • Parents are stressed, and kids are coming home crying.
    Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, the victim’s mother, Mal Elliot, wept in the gallery as Califf admitted to fatally shooting her son.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
  • This mirrors the wedding of real-life heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt to the 9th Duke of Marlborough, during which she was reported to be seen weeping beneath her veil.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 July 2025

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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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