sob oneself to sleep



sob oneself to sleep

to cry until one falls asleep. He sobbed himself to sleep for days after his grandpa died. The child sobbed himself to sleep night after night.
See also: sleep, sob

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GisÈLezhee-ZELFrench
ValtoVAHL-toFinnish
BriarBRIE-ərEnglish (Rare)
DemÉTrio-Portuguese
Matyldamah-TIL-dah (Polish)Czech, Polish
Rhona-Scottish