'Sobbing' definitions:
Definition of 'Sobbing'
From: GCIDE
- Sob \Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed (s[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian, si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s[=u]ft[=o]n, s[=u]ftj[=o]n, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s[=u]ft a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s[=u]fen to drink, OHG. s[=u]fan. Cf. Sup.] To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath. [1913 Webster]
- Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sobbing'
From: GCIDE
- Sobbing \Sob"bing\, n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sobbing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bawling,
- blubbering,
- cry,
- crying,
- dissolved in tears,
- fit of crying,
- flood of tears,
- good cry,
- greet,
- in tears,
- lachryma,
- lachrymal,
- lachrymose,
- lachrymosity,
- lacrimatory,
- melting mood,
- moaning,
- overflowing eyes,
- ready to cry,
- sigh,
- sighing,
- sniveling,
- soughing,
- tear,
- tear bottle,
- teardrop,
- tearful,
- tearful eyes,
- tearfulness,
- tears,
- teary,
- weepiness,
- weeping,
- weepy,
- whimpering,
- whining,
- with eyes suffused