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sobbing

/ˈsɑbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
sob-bing
IPA
/ˈsɑbɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sob

noun

Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

That or who sobs.

Example Sentences

  • "a sobbing child"
  • "Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...]"

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɑbɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈsɒbɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sobbings (plural)

Derived Forms

sobbingly

Synonyms

crying sobs in tears weeping sobbing sobful tearful sob

Rhymes With

robbing throbbing bobbing lobbing hobbing

Questions

How do you pronounce sobbing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑbɪŋ/.
What does sobbing mean?
present participle and gerund of sob

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