as in to cry
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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as in tears
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Recent Examples of sob
Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Well, well, well! Upstairs, Bronte is in bed, sobbing about being a fraud and a failure.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Williams added a pretty pastel bathroom, perfect for a midday sob, printed on a T-shirt and floral patterned Korean toilet paper inspired miniskirts and cool slouchy dresses.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The father buried his face into a pew’s rail and sobbed.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Well, well, well! Upstairs, Bronte is in bed, sobbing about being a fraud and a failure.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
Screams, sobs and unsettling laughter came from all directions as the actors did their thing.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Williams added a pretty pastel bathroom, perfect for a midday sob, printed on a T-shirt and floral patterned Korean toilet paper inspired miniskirts and cool slouchy dresses.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sob
Verb
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Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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As was written a long time ago, there is a time for war and a time for peace, a time to weep and a time to laugh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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By the end, moviegoers were weeping and swatting at each other trying to get video of Mescal, who was also tearing up.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sob. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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