- present participle of sob.
sobbing
Example Sentences
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“I’m actually only going to speak about what happened after I left that set of my own film adaptation, hyperventilating and sobbing, and there are many witnesses, so it’s not really a secret.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
Those digging for her listened to her cries for help alongside her mother's uncontrollable sobbing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
"We didn't think it would really happen. I remember sobbing in my bed, thinking that this shouldn't be happening to a 25-year-old."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Confined for her safety in a small, interior room, Maggie had been sobbing for days, “sick and nearly paralyzed with fright.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
