sobbing

«sobbing» in Mova's school dictionary: crying loudly with short, noisy breaths, because you are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (sobbing — uncountable); verb form (sob, sobs, sobbed, sobbing); adjective (sobbing child)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sobbing is crying loudly with short, noisy breaths, because you are very sad or upset. tree →

2) To be sobbing is to cry in this way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, sobbing shows deep sadness, like after a pet dies or a child is lost; it tells the reader the feeling is strong. In everyday life, adults comfort a sobbing child with a hug. Phrases: "burst into sobbing", "sobbing uncontrollably", "sob your heart out", "a sob story".

examples

• We heard sobbing from the bedroom. tree →
• The little girl was sobbing because she had lost her mum in the shop. tree →
• He sobbed when his dog passed away. tree →
• The sobbing stopped when Grandma gave her a hug. tree →
• I sobbed my heart out at the end of the film. tree →
• (informal) Don't give me that sob story — you just forgot your homework! tree →
• “But is it really so?” asked the Marionette, sobbing bitterly. tree →

note

Verb: sob, sobbed, sobbing (double b). "Sobbing" is stronger and noisier than "crying"; "weeping" is quieter and more formal; "whimpering" is small, weak cries. A "sob story" (informal) is a sad tale told to get sympathy.

In the corpora

• The Gryphon thumps the sobbing Mock Turtle: «Same as if he had a bone in his throat.»
• Toad rolls over sobbing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sobbing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.