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Sob, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] 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.
Sob·bing n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.
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sobbing
n : convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: sob]