sobbing UK /ˈsɒbɪŋ/US /ˈsɑbɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •That or who sobs.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: [...] — 1664 noun1 •Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping. formssobbings