D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sobbing

/säb'-ĭng/ · Sob·bing · IPA /ˈsɑbɪŋ/
01 n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.
  1. 1.
    A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.