crying vs sobbing

crying and sobbing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crying	Yes	Yes	No	No
sobbing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sobbing is a hyponym of crying; that is, sobbing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crying:

crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
sobbing: convulsive gasp made while weeping

Other hyponyms of crying include snivel, sniveling, sob, bawling, wailing.

crying (noun)	sobbing (noun)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)	convulsive gasp made while weeping

crying (adjective)	sobbing (adjective)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
demanding attention