sob
verb (used without object)
to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
are sobbing
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present progressiveof sob.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Other times, they are sobbing and have to be carried away.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2019
Other times, they are sobbing, and have to be carried away.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2019
A week later, in the corner of their small living room, Marilyn’s two daughters, Ana, 18, and Lunycar, 12, are sobbing, their bodies bent around their grandmother, Nani.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2015
"Hardened collectors are sobbing at the sight of it," Smith posted online.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2014
Some are snif- fling and tearing up silently, and some are sobbing openly.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
