(~s, ~bing, ~bed)
1.
When someone ~s, they cry in a noisy way, breathing in short breaths.
She began to ~ again, burying her face in the pillow...
Her sister broke down, ~bing into her handkerchief.
VERB: V, V
~bing
The room was silent except for her ~bing.
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2.
If you ~ something, you say it while you are crying.
‘Everything’s my fault,’ she ~bed.
VERB: V with quote
3.
A ~ is one of the noises that you make when you are crying.
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