sob
verb (used without object)
to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
Example Sentences
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I started sobbing, losing my idea of a new marriage before I could even fully conjure it again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The movie has a pastoral coziness and lots of silly humor, but it’s also a moving meditation on death that has adults sobbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Videos online showed him sobbing as he ran out of the burning bar.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Those digging for her listened to her cries for help alongside her mother's uncontrollable sobbing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
And then my grandmother opens up her arms and Zayd falls into them, sobbing like he's the victim.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
