Used in a Sentence

sobbed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sobbed.

Editorial note

I sobbed -- and I mean ugly cried -- through the whole thing sitting alone in my bedroom.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To soak.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sobbed gathered in one view.

verb

To soak.

verb

(intransitive) To weep with convulsive gasps.

verb

(transitive) To say (something) while sobbing.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sobbed.

verb

To soak.

verb

(intransitive) To weep with convulsive gasps.

verb

(transitive) To say (something) while sobbing.

Example sentences

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I sobbed -- and I mean ugly cried -- through the whole thing sitting alone in my bedroom.

2

She sobbed, telling me how she felt like the worst mother in the world.

3

You have no idea as to why the blog post author sobbed or if this was even just used as a rhetorical device.

4

When she had to leave, we sobbed our eyes out at the airport in front of everyone.

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I saw this as a teenager and never have I sobbed as hard as I did watching a movie.

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‘The word is ‘celebrate,’ not ‘celibate’!’ sobbed the head monk.

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I would pick her up and hold her and pace back and forth for about 2 hours while she sobbed.

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Only time I’ve ever openly sobbed from a book was the end of The Road.

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I sobbed in my father’s arms in between takes and pleaded with him to intervene.

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He sobbed through his redeye flight to join Ms.

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He watched as one young man sobbed, 'I’m not a gang member.

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> Amazingly, this is reproducible I have sobbed to so many shitty movies, that I have lost count.

Quote examples

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Haha!" Then I looked around at the empty table and quietly sobbed into my bowl.

2

He watched as one young man sobbed, “I’m not a gang member.

3

The baby died of pneumonia three months later, and Anna recalled how Dostoevsky "wept and sobbed like a woman in despair"." So Dostoevsky suffered the pain of losing a child.

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“Anything,” sobbed Frito, growing frantic with his need.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sobbed in a sentence?

I sobbed -- and I mean ugly cried -- through the whole thing sitting alone in my bedroom.

What does sobbed mean?

To soak.

What part of speech is sobbed?

sobbed is commonly used as verb.