Synonyms for sobbing
sob·bing

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1. sobbingnoun

   Synonyms:
   crying, sob

2. sobbingadjective

   That or who sobs.

   a sobbing child

   Synonyms:
   sob, crying

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. sob, sobbingnoun

   convulsive gasp made while weeping

   Synonyms:
   son of a bitch, breathlessness, dickhead, bastard, prick, shortness of breath, cocksucker, shit, whoreson, sob, asshole

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1. • Crying

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1. havering

   the boy was havering

   Submitted by anonymous on November 1, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sobbing":

   crying

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How to use sobbing in a sentence?

1. American Shannon Rowbury:

   While those women were doing their victory lap I was sobbing, trying to get enough control to face my family.

2. Michelle Obama:

   When those doors shut, I cried for 30 minutes straight, uncontrollable sobbing, because that’s how much we were holding it together for eight years.

3. Irma Chapa:

   Border Patrol agents searched and located a sobbing toddler abandoned in the middle of the field, the child appeared to be healthy and unharmed.

4. The Jimmy:

   As I said those words, I felt the loneliness, the hopelessness of people who had nowhere to turn, and my eyes filled with tears. I broke down sobbing.

5. Debra Dickey:

   I just miss my son, i shouldn't have to be sitting here sobbing while they're still out there running free.