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sobbing

/ˈsɒb.ɪŋ/

/ˈsɑb.ɪŋ/

sobbingnoun

sobbings

Translations

рыдание

Her sobbing could be heard from the next room.

Её рыдание было слышно из соседней комнаты.

Additional translations

всхлипывание

Definitions

The act of crying noisily with convulsive gasps.

Her sobbing could be heard from the next room as she mourned the loss of her pet.

Synonyms

sobbinggerund / present participle

/ˈsɒb.ɪŋ/

/ˈsɑː.bɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone or something that is crying noisily with sobs

Definitions

Crying with convulsive gasps; characterized by sobs.

The sobbing child clung desperately to her mother.

Synonyms

sobverb

sobbing

Gerund

sobbed

Past Simple

sobbed

Past Participle

sobbing

Gerund

/sɒb/

/sɑb/

Translations

рыдать

She began to sob uncontrollably after hearing the news.

Она начала рыдать безудержно после того, как услышала новости.

Additional translations

реветь

вопить

всхлипывать

Definitions

To cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.

She began to sob uncontrollably after hearing the tragic news.

Synonyms

sobnoun

Definitions

A convulsive gasp made while crying.

Her sobs could be heard from the next room as she mourned her loss.

An act or instance of sobbing; the sound produced while crying.

A muffled sob escaped her lips.

sobinterjection

Definitions

Used to represent or imitate the sound of someone sobbing, especially in written dialogue.

"I can't believe it's gone, sob!" she wrote in her diary.

sobadjective

Definitions

Intended to be sentimental and to arouse pity or sympathy.

The tabloid ran a sob story about the actor's troubled childhood.