adj
Meaning 1
That or who sobs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a sobbing child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crying, in tears, weeping, sobbing, sobful, tearful
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sobbing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɒbɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈsɑbɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɒbɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S AA1 B IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crying, sobs
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of sob
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
convulsive gasp made while weeping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sob
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crying, weeping, tears
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: wenend — that or who sobs
- Dutch: snotterend — that or who sobs
- Finnish: nyyhkivä — that or who sobs
- Finnish: nyyhkyttävä — that or who sobs
- French: sanglotant — that or who sobs
- French: sanglotante — that or who sobs
- Spanish: sollozante — that or who sobs
- Bulgarian: ридание (ridanie) — action of the verb "to sob"
- Bulgarian: хлипане (hlipane) — action of the verb "to sob"
- Finnish: nyyhkytys — action of the verb "to sob"
- French: sanglotement — action of the verb "to sob"
- Galician: choro — action of the verb "to sob"
- Galician: choremia — action of the verb "to sob"
- German: Schluchzen — action of the verb "to sob"
- Hungarian: zokogás — action of the verb "to sob"
- Latin: singultus — action of the verb "to sob"
- Norwegian: snufsing — action of the verb "to sob"
- Russian: всхли́пывание (vsxlípyvanije) — action of the verb "to sob"
- Spanish: sollozo — action of the verb "to sob"
- Spanish: plañimiento — action of the verb "to sob"