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cobbing

English

Etymology

cob +? -ing

Noun

cobbing (plural cobbings)

  1. (nautical) an unofficial form of punishment among the crew involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood

Adjective

cobbing (comparative more cobbing, superlative most cobbing)

  1. (obsolete) haughty; purse-proud
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Withals (1608) to this entry?)

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sobbing

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?b??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?b??/
  • Rhymes: -?b??
  • Hyphenation: sob?bing

Verb

sobbing

  1. Present participle and gerund of sob.

Noun

sobbing (countable and uncountable, plural sobbings)

  1. Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.
    Synonyms: crying, sobs

Translations

Adjective

sobbing (not comparable)

  1. That or who sobs.
    Synonym: crying

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gibbons, gibbons, gobbins

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