Synonyms of sobbing

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adjective

as in crying

Related Words

• crying
• weeping
• wailing
• blubbering
• bawling
• whimpering
• sniffling
• sentimental
• mawkish
• sniveling
• maudlin
• moist
• keening
• emotional
• misty
• tearful
• weepy
• effusive
• teary
• misty-eyed
• demonstrative
• lachrymose
• plaintive
• grieving
• mournful
• doleful
• inconsolable
• bewailing
• dolorous
• bemoaning
• sad
• sorrowful
• dejected
• disconsolate
• heartbroken
• lugubrious
• heartsick
• funereal
• gloomy
• depressed
• woebegone
• brokenhearted
• downcast
• despondent
• woeful
• miserable
• downhearted
• heavyhearted
• wretched

Dissimilar Words

• laughing
• smiling
• grinning
• beaming
• giggling
• chuckling
• happy
• cheerful
• merry
• jovial
• gay
• cheery
• mirthful
• sunny
• blithe
• lighthearted
• jocose
• blithesome
• lightsome

sobbing

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noun

as in weeping

Related Words

• crying
• weeping
• whimpering
• whining
• blubbering
• sniveling
• groan
• wail
• yammering
• lamentation
• moan
• bawl
• shriek
• lament
• whimper
• plaint
• keen
• whine
• cry
• yelp
• yowl
• howl
• squall

Dissimilar Words

• laugh
• chuckle
• giggle
• guffaw
• cackle
• snicker
• titter
• twitter
• chortle
• snigger

sobbing

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verb

present participle of sob

as in blubbering

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

• crying
• weeping
• blubbering
• screaming
• bawling
• blubbing
• grieving
• whimpering
• whining
• mourning
• groaning
• howling
• sniffling
• lamenting
• squalling
• sighing
• wailing
• moaning
• greeting
• keening
• sniveling
• mewling
• bleating
• yowling
• puling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sobbing

Noun

Family and friends sat on long benches, some sobbing as screens displayed photos of Salgado Araujo. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Homeland Security posted the original image of Armstrong’s arrest with another image being posted shortly after from the White House showing her sobbing. — Tevon Blair, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026

Then, in the first quarter, Haliburton fell to the court just beyond the three, banging his fist and sobbing. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025

Whether wasted out of her mind after Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) coaxes Hoss’ imperious literature professor off the wagon, or a sobbing, heaving wreck of herself when the pages of her latest book go missing at a 1950s mansion party. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025

This show is equal parts feel-good and pass-me-the-tissues-because-I’m-sobbing. — Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025

There are no scenes of her sobbing or breaking apart in rage. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025

Verb

Genevieve Verlander, wearing a Tigers jersey with her dad's name and number, sprinted to the mound and hugged her father, who reached down to embrace her and started shaking and sobbing. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Moaning, sobbing, pleading, the woman grasps the hand of her daughter, Ema (Mercedes Morán). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

The documentary includes an interview with the young man’s mother while he can be heard sobbing off camera. — Daniel Lachance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

After the 911 audio concluded, a recess was called and she was wheeled from the room sobbing loudly. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Miranda Hope says in a scene as the trailer cuts to a shot of Paul sobbing and being hugged by Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Jessi Draper. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

When the coroner’s deputy lifted Malachi’s body to take it away that night in October 2023, there was no wailing or sobbing from his parents. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

After the conversation, Gajdusek drove down the highway, sobbing. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Clancy was heard loudly sobbing during the graphic testimony about the injuries to her children's bodies. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026