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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOBBING

ppr. sighing with a heaving of the breast.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOBBING

SOBBING Sob "bing, n.

 

Defn: A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.