sob
sobbed; sobbing; sobs
If you're so upset you're crying loudly, taking in big gasps of air and heaving your chest, you are sobbing.
Picture a child on the playground who has fallen and can't find his or her mother. The child's face is red and streaked with tears, and he or she is gasping from crying so hard. This poor little boy or girl is sobbing uncontrollably. Sometimes, while trying not to cry, you might let out a single sob. A "sob story" is a story meant to make you feel bad for someone, so bad you might sob for them.
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weep convulsively
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convulsive gasp made while weeping
Vocabulary lists containing sob
Misery loves company, and there are oodles of options on this list of tragic terms that are perfectly suited for sob stories. Have a bawl exploring these whiny, weepy words.
Twelve-year-old Lanesha and her caretaker, both endowed with supernatural gifts, must fight to survive when Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans.
In his poem honoring Rosa Parks, Phil W. Petrie captures a historic moment in the American civil rights movement. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 7 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, maggie and milly and molly and may, Mother to Son, Haikus, It Happened in Montgomery, Monologues, The Raven, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Casey at the Bat, Outlaws and Highwaymen, The Highwayman, We Wear the Mask, Twelfth Night
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