Synonyms of sobbed

sobbed

verb

past tense of sob

as in cried

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress

the child sobbed when she found the dead frog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cried
• wept
• blubbered
• screamed
• bawled
• blubbed
• grieved
• whimpered
• whined
• mourned
• groaned
• sighed
• howled
• sniffled
• lamented
• greeted
• moaned
• wailed
• squalled
• yowled
• keened
• mewled
• sniveled
• bleated
• puled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sobbed

His family members hugged each other and sobbed, but still declined comment after the sentence. — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Officers described the videos recorded by that camera, writing that Westman seemed agitated after a visit with family and at times sobbed before driving by the church and school the night before the attack. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Afterward, Sanchez sobbed and Corbalan turned to the Sanchez family. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Also last week, court was paused several times as Clancy sobbed while witnesses from the medical examiner's office were on the stand. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Gartshore appeared at the hearing via videolink and sobbed during the proceedings, the BBC reports. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Melina's family members held onto each other and sobbed as the guilty verdicts were read, according to Canadian Press. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026