verb
- to cry noisily with short, gasping breaths
noun
- a sound of crying with short, gasping breaths
Examples
- The child began to sob when she lost her toy.
- He sobbed uncontrollably at the funeral.
- She tried to stop sobbing and wipe her tears.
- A loud sob escaped from her throat.
- The room was filled with quiet sobs.
- Her sobs gradually turned to sniffles.
- I could hear him sobbing in the next room.