sobbing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sob

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

adj

1. (not-comparable)That or who sobs.

   “a sobbing child”

   “Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...]”