Synonyms of sobbed

sobbed

verb

past tense of sob

as in cried

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress

the child sobbed when she found the dead frog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cried
• wept
• blubbered
• screamed
• bawled
• blubbed
• grieved
• whimpered
• whined
• mourned
• groaned
• sighed
• howled
• sniffled
• lamented
• greeted
• moaned
• wailed
• squalled
• yowled
• keened
• mewled
• sniveled
• bleated
• puled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sobbed

Afterward, Sanchez sobbed and Corbalan turned to the Sanchez family. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Also last week, court was paused several times as Clancy sobbed while witnesses from the medical examiner's office were on the stand. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Gartshore appeared at the hearing via videolink and sobbed during the proceedings, the BBC reports. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Melina's family members held onto each other and sobbed as the guilty verdicts were read, according to Canadian Press. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026