sobs raking

[GUEST2008]

Hi

If sobs are raking somebody does it mean something like "He/She is crying his/her heart out"?

 

[Barb_D]

I think it should be racking.

You talk about a dry, racking cough, where your body shakes and you hurt a lot.
If you are racked with sobs, you are crying so hard your shoulders shake, and you're in anguish.