Dictionary

sobbing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɒbɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That or who sobs.
   • Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...] 1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC, page 69:
   • a sobbing child

Deriveds

sobbingly

Synonyms

crying · tearful · in tears · sobbing · weeping · sobful · in tears · crying · weeping

Translations (7)

fr sanglotant (that or who sobs) · es sollozante (that or who sobs) · fi nyyhkyttävä (that or who sobs) · nl wenend (that or who sobs) · fr sanglotante (that or who sobs) · fi nyyhkivä (that or who sobs) · nl snotterend (that or who sobs)

sobbing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɒbɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

Forms

Synonyms

sobs · crying

Translations (13)

bg ридание (action of the verb "to sob") · gl choremia (action of the verb "to sob") · fi nyyhkytys (action of the verb "to sob") · bg хлипане (action of the verb "to sob") · es sollozo (action of the verb "to sob") · ru всхли́пывание (action of the verb "to sob") · de Schluchzen (action of the verb "to sob") · es plañimiento (action of the verb "to sob") · gl choro (action of the verb "to sob") · no snufsing (action of the verb "to sob") · hu zokogás (action of the verb "to sob") · la singultus (action of the verb "to sob") · fr sanglotement (action of the verb "to sob")

sobbing en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɒbɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of sob
   form of sob