sob
verb (used without object)
to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
have sobbed
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present perfectof sob.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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You may not have sobbed in front of strangers yourself, but you’ve certainly seem someone else in the act.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2018
The crowd, unashamedly partisan, went silent; if they’d known their Swiss darling had relatives living locally they might have sobbed.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2014
Many others have sobbed, either because of the joy of victory or the pain of defeat.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2011
Maurice is said to have sobbed, groaned, wept piteously during the ceremony, was mollified when his ex-partner wept with him, invited him to the wedding breakfast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had she been in her old-woman form, she would have sobbed.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
