sob convulsively; heaving with sobs
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to sob convulsively; to gasp and sniff while crying
informalSpecifically describes the sound and motion of crying with irregular, heaving breaths. Often used to depict someone trying to suppress their crying but failing, resulting in intermittent gasps. The character '搭' here is read in the neutral tone.
Hái孩
zi子
wěi委
qu屈
de地
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
chōu抽
da搭
。
The child was sobbing convulsively in the corner, feeling wronged.
Tā她
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
，
wǔ捂
zhe着
liǎn脸
bù不
tíng停
de地
chōu抽
da搭
qǐ起
lái来
。
When she heard the bad news, she covered her face and started sobbing uncontrollably.
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Bié别
chōu抽
chou抽
dā搭
dā搭
de的
le了
，
bǎ把
yǎn眼
lèi泪
cā擦
ca擦
。
Stop all that sobbing; wipe your tears.
Tā他
chōu抽
da搭
zhe着
bí鼻
zi子
，
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
shuō说
bù不
chū出
lái来
。
He was sniffling and sobbing, unable to say a single word.
Diàn电
yǐng影
tài太
gǎn感
rén人
le了
，
guān观
zhòng众
xí席
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
yī一
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
de的
chōu抽
da搭
shēng声
。
The movie was so touching; sounds of people sobbing came from the audience.