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Definition of Sobbing
1. Noun. Convulsive gasp made while weeping.
Definition of Sobbing
1. n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.
Definition of Sobbing
1. Verb. (present participle of sob) ¹
2. Noun. Action of the verb '''to sob'''. ¹
3. Adjective. That or who sobs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sobbing
1. sob [v] - See also: sob
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sobbing
Literary usage of Sobbing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life by George Eliot (1873)
"... that she might go on speaking, her large tear-filled eyes looking at his very
simply, while she said, in a sobbing, child-like way, "We could live quite ..."
2. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1872)
"... of habitual restraint on weeping — sobbing — Cause of the contraction of the
muscles round the eyes during screaming — Cause of the secretion of tears. ..."
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