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sobbing

/ˈsɑbɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. That or who sobs. · a sobbing child
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Her grief, which she had hitherto tried to restrain, now burst out in a violent fit of hysterical sobbing.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 35 · C1
“But perhaps it was only sobbing,” she thought, and looked into its eyes again, to see if there were any tears.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 45 · B2
These words were followed by a very long silence, broken only by an occasional exclamation of “Hjckrrh!” from the Gryphon, and the constant heavy sobbing of the Mock Turtle.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 72 · B2
“When we were little,” the Mock Turtle went on at last, more calmly, though still sobbing a little now and then, “we went to school in the sea.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 73 · B2

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