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
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Recent Examples of sobbed
The 53-year-old actor sobbed uncontrollably as the audience on the Lido erupted into 15-minute standing ovation, one of the longest at this year’s festival so far.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The teen, whose mother also sobbed in court as her son was sentenced on Tuesday, had pleaded guilty to charges including culpable driving causing death, theft, and failing to render assistance in July, the Sydney Morning Herald noted.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The woman, which court documents said witnessed her daughter bleeding from the gunshot, sobbed after speaking.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
These kids sobbed and expressed anger in their grief groups.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Overwhelmed, Cleveland pulled over and sobbed.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The teen, whose mother also sobbed in court as her son was sentenced on Tuesday, had pleaded guilty to charges including culpable driving causing death, theft, and failing to render assistance in July, the Sydney Morning Herald noted.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The woman, which court documents said witnessed her daughter bleeding from the gunshot, sobbed after speaking.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
These kids sobbed and expressed anger in their grief groups.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Overwhelmed, Cleveland pulled over and sobbed.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobbed
Verb
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When Harry confessed that the newlyweds’ romance was inspiring to him in his own dating life, Kate reportedly cried.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Sep. 2025
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After Vekić broke her serve at 4–4, Gauff sat in her chair during the changeover and cried.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After the defeat to Gauff, Sabalenka, then 24, sat on the ground next to her two main coaches, Jason Stacy and Anton Dubrov, and wept.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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As authorities announced the names of some of those killed in the crash, families of the passengers wept and screamed, some collapsing on the floor.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Sobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobbed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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