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 hip-hop star and thousands of fans proceeded to do just that as Fowler sobbed happy tears.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
His sister sobbed, clutching tissues in her hand.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 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
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
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.
—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
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
His sister sobbed, clutching tissues in her hand.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 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
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
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobbed
Verb
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The courtroom was full Wednesday of investigators involved over the decades and the extensive Watson family, some of whom cried audibly through the proceedings.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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After Brown disappeared, the owner of the bakery, Alice Lombardi, told CBS News that customers had come into the store and cried.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Family members wept over the bodies as they were brought to the hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Billed as a final chapter, the film is short on laughs and its romantic arc fails to convince, said Sight and Sound – but fans loved it, and many wept.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Sobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobbed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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