noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
Describes audible, convulsive crying; often used in literary or emotional contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to sob'.
彼女は悲しみのあまり嗚咽した。
She sobbed in her grief.
部屋の隅から嗚咽
I heard sobbing from the corner of the room.