sobbings
Audible tearful outbursts
Sobbings are instances of sobbing—convulsive, audible crying marked by gasping breaths.
The plural emphasizes discrete episodes or multiple sources: The sobbings of the mourners filled the chapel.
The word is uncommon; sobbing as an uncountable noun usually suffices.
Shedding tears audibly
- cryingEmotional tear release
- mourningPeriod following loss
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- lamentingExpressing passionate grief
tears · bereavement · heartbreak · anguish · sorrow · loss · funeral · keening
Emotional tear release
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- outburstSudden emotional release
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
catharsis · release · heaving · shuddering · convulsing · gasping · choking · uncontrollable
Moving up and down
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- shouldersUpper arm joints
chest · breath · convulsions · spasms · shuddering · hyperventilating · choking · hiccups
Sounding sad, sorrowful
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- heartrendingCausing overwhelming grief
- piteousArousing sorrowful compassion
woeful · doleful · lamentations · keening · wretched · melancholic · elegiac · sorrowful
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
lamenting · tears · bereavement · heartbreak · anguish · sorrow · loss · funeral · keening · grieving
crying
Emotional tear release
overwhelmed · catharsis · release · heaving · shuddering · convulsing · gasping · choking · uncontrollable · hysterical
heaving
Moving up and down
shoulders · chest · breath · convulsions · spasms · shuddering · hyperventilating · choking · hiccups · snot
plaintive
Sounding sad, sorrowful
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- heartrendingCausing overwhelming grief
piteous · woeful · doleful · lamentations · keening · wretched · melancholic · elegiac · sorrowful · lachrymose
sobbingsguffaws
Loud, coarse laughs
chuckles · giggles · cackles · belly laughs · snickers
sobbingssilent tears
Weeping without vocalization
silence · stoicism · composure · self-control · impassivity
sobbingscomposure
Emotional self-control
stoicism · equanimity · calmness · serenity · self-control