ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sobby

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɒbi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Sobby is an adjective meaning Very sad; inclined to sob (weep with convulsive gasps).

Meaning

Very sad; inclined to sob (weep with convulsive gasps).

More Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sob.
  2. (now rare) That has been sobbed (soaked); saturated with moisture.

Example Sentences

a sobby sound
Every piece of furniture, from the threadbare sofa to the rickety center table, seems kind of sad and sobby.
Nobody knows who he was; but no matter how wet the leaves, how sobby the twigs, no matter if there was no fire in a mile of the camp, that fellow could start one.
It began, 'Where is my wandering boy to-night?' and by the time she was through I was feeling so mushy and sobby that I put a five instead of a one into the plate by mistake.

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Related dictionary entries include sobful, soppy, weepy, tearful, sappy, sorrowful.

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