sob
verb (used without object)
to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
is sobbing
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present progressiveof sob (3rd person singular).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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In the photo released by the White House, Armstrong is sobbing, her mouth hanging open in despair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
Aysha Moarri, 45, is sobbing while caressing a white, quilted body bag on the back of a lorry.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2023
That said, there is a very real chance this guy is sobbing in public because of 71,941 career passing yards, and if that's the case please, someone, ANYONE, give this man your therapist's number.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 9, 2018
My husband agrees with me in his more rational moments, but it is very hard to be rational when your mother is sobbing on the phone about losing the home you grew up in.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2016
Bryce is sobbing so hard that I feel his wet tears through my shirt, and I hug him harder.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
