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Sobbing

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sobnoun(intransitive) To weep with convulsive gasps.

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weepingnounAction of the verb to weep.
cryingnounThe act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
mourningnounFeeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
bawlingnounThe act of one who bawls or shouts.
blubberingnounnoisy sobbing
wailingnounA loud drawn out scream or howl.
snivelingnounAlternative form of snivelling. [The act of producing a snivel.]
boohooingverb(colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep.
howlingnounThe act of producing howls.
yowlingnounA sound that yowls.
ululatingnounAn act of ululation.
whimperingnounThe sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
keeningnounIntense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake.
lamentingnounLamentation.
snufflingnounA breathy noise; a snuffle
sniffingnounA sniff sound or action.
bleatingnounA noise that bleats.
moaningnounThe utterance of a moan.
caterwaulingnoun(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
blubbernoun(countable, chiefly derogatory) An act of crying or weeping freely and noisily.

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