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
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sobbed
Haugh buried his head in the hardwood and sobbed.
—
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Elena sobbed when her parents told her that the nanny wouldn’t be taking care of her anymore.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Standing over the memorial that has grown to take up the length of a building, a man in a The North Face jacket sobbed quietly.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
When Gonzales was acquitted, bereaved family members silently sobbed while others were seen holding their faces and wiping tears.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Capote sobbed on the flight back to New York, tightly clutching Fox’s hand.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The hip-hop star and thousands of fans proceeded to do just that as Fowler sobbed happy tears.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
His sister sobbed, clutching tissues in her hand.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
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
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Elena sobbed when her parents told her that the nanny wouldn’t be taking care of her anymore.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Standing over the memorial that has grown to take up the length of a building, a man in a The North Face jacket sobbed quietly.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
When Gonzales was acquitted, bereaved family members silently sobbed while others were seen holding their faces and wiping tears.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Capote sobbed on the flight back to New York, tightly clutching Fox’s hand.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The hip-hop star and thousands of fans proceeded to do just that as Fowler sobbed happy tears.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
His sister sobbed, clutching tissues in her hand.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobbed
Verb
-
Jonathan Kennedy, a tow truck operator, cried too.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
-
Classmates held pink flowers and cried, and her grandparents thanked everyone for coming.—
Angela George,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Both hosts often wept as Guthrie described her emotional journey through the increasingly discouraging investigation into her mother’s whereabouts.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
-
My sister, who is a doctor and usually the stoic one, wept.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobbed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
