单词 | sobbing |
释义 | sobbingn. The action of giving vent to sobs; the sound produced by this. Also frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > sobbing yeskingeOE sobbingc1300 snobbing1608 boo hoo1841 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > sobbing > a sob yeskeOE sobbingc1300 sobc1374 throb1579 singult1590 snub1737 singultus1824 yoop1847 singular. in extended use.1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 435 The sobbing in the stomacke called the hicket.plural.c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 12 He hadde swyche sorwe, syȝhynges, & sobbynges in þe throte.1623 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion 22 The hoarse Sobbings of the widow'd Doue.1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 164. ¶5 His Voice, which was broke with Sighs and Sobbings.1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xiv. 76 I heard the bitter sobbings of the servants.1836 E. Howard Rattlin x I..felt all happiness amidst my sobbings.c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 234 Þer was sobbing, siking, and sor. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 211 Saint gregorie zaiþ þet zoþliche bidde god is biter zobbinge of uorþenchinge. a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice 151 in Poems (1981) 137 Thar was na solace mycht his sobbing ces. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Fii I pray the..let be thy sobbynge. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3615 Þerfore sobbyng & sorow ses at þis tyme. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 43 In vayne with sobbing was oft that od eccho repeated. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 46 Andronicus..comming vnto his presence..with sobbing and teares. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 118 He deeply groans With patient sobbing . View more context for this quotation 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 92 Sobbing is the sigh still more invigorated. 1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 629 (note) The act of sobbing follows that of weeping and tearing the hair. 1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. ii. ii. 267 In sobbing a series of..convulsive inspirations follow each other slowly, the glottis being closed earlier than in the case of hiccough. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sobbingadj. 1. Uttering, giving vent to, sobs. Also, of the voice: Broken by sobs. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > sobbing sobbinga1200 singultient1660 sobful1921 a1200 Vices & Virtues 85 Þohtes of soðe bereusinge, ðe makieð ðe herte sari and sobbiende. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Augustine (1910) 22 With ful sobbyng voys uttirryng all þese wordes. a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David (1823) vi. vii God hath heard the weeping sobbing voice Of my complayning. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. i. 66 Weeping and commenting Vpon the sobbing Deere. View more context for this quotation 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 41 Some struck and sobbing fawn. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. i. 1 With a sobbing gaslight in the counting-house window. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 14 May 2/2 There were sobbing sides amongst the best when we reached the foot of the Pass. 2. Of the nature of a sob or sobs. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > sobbing > of the nature of sobbing1871 1871 Standard 23 Jan. She gave a sobbing sigh, and fell..insensible. 1894 A. Robertson Nuggets 209 A low sobbing sound caught my ear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasˈsobbing ˈsobbing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > [adjective] thorough wetOE drunk1382 drunkenc1420 uliginosec1440 dung wetc1450 drookeda1522 wet through, to the skin1526 sogginga1552 washed1557 washy1566 muck-wet1567 wringing wet1570 drenched1589 dropsy1605 ydrenched1610 sobby1611 dropsieda1616 slocken1643 uliginous1650 dabbling1661 sodded1661 sobbing1664 sobbed1693 flashy1702 saturated1728 saturate1785 livereda1796 sappy1806 laving1812 sodden1820 sopped1822 soppy1823 soaked1829 dropsical1845 soddened1845 soaking wet1847 soggya1852 sogged1860 soaking1864 sopping1866 soaken1898 astream1929 the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > [noun] > action or process soak1598 drenching1626 sobbing1664 saturation1732 flooding1799 swamping1802 drench1807 water-soaking1849 soddening1852 soakage1867 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 69 Moss is to be rubb'd..off..with a piece of Hair-cloth after a sobbing Rain. 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) 164 For which the best cure is, the plentiful sobbing it in water. 1686 S. Pepys Mem. Royal Navy (1690) 72 Rendred..[black] by its long sobbing in water. < n.c1300adj.a1200 as lemmas |
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