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sobbing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sobbing \Sob"bing\, n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sob \Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sobbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Sobbing}.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS se['o]fian, si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf OHG. s?ft["o]n, s?ft?n, to sigh, MHG. siuften siufzen G. seufzen MHG. s?ft a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s?fen to drink, OHG. s?fan. Cf {Sup}.] To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath. Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. --Bacon. She sighed, she sobbed, and furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sobbing n 1: a convulsive gasp made during weeping [syn: {sob}] 2: a convulsive gasp made while weeping
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