Sobfest vs Sobbest - What's the difference?
sobfest | sobbest |
(informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film.
* 2000 , Jan King, It's a Girl Thing: The Hilarious Truth About Women , Andrews McMeel Publishing (2000), ISBN 9780740789113,
* 2008 , Alan Gelb, Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps: Crafting a Winning Personal Statement , Ten Speed Press (2008), ISBN 9780307768513,
* 2012 , Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins , HarperCollins (2012), ISBN 9780062098085,
(informal) An episode of intense crying.
* 2010 , Louann Brizendine, The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think , Three Rivers Press (2010), ISBN 9780767927543,
* 2010 , Thomas M. Hill, Warrior's Song , Lampas Books (2010), ISBN 9781461099536,
* 2011 , Cindy Beall, Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and Restoration , Harvest House Publishers (2011), ISBN 9780736943161,
As a noun sobfest
is (informal) something sad or moving, especially a film.As a verb sobbest is
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- But the most star-crossed pair of them all was Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in the cinematic sobfest The Way We Were .
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- In terms of tonal errors, another common mishap is the maudlin sobfest —an essay that's foolishly and tearfully sentimental.
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- Yeah, it might have even been a great pitch—for a film that could never be made: a Western epic with no gunfights and no romance, a three-hour sobfest that ends with the villain eating the hero's child.
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- During the menopause, one wrong word or even just a look from Tom could send her slamming doors throughout the house and taking refuge in her greenhouse for a private sobfest .
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- I smiled and then looked away, feeling a bit awkward and on the verge of a full-out sobfest .
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- Every single time Chris and I have shared our story with others, both of us have started to cry. Not an all-out sobfest , but a few tears falling down our cheeks.