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Sobbed

[sob] Origin

sob

[sob] verb, sobbed, sob·bing, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
2.
to make a sound resembling this.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter with sobs.
4.
to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
noun
5.
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
6.
any sound suggesting this.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English sobben, apparently imitative

sob·ber, noun
sob·bing·ly, adverb
sob·ful, adjective
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Word Origin & History

sob
c.1200, probably of imitative origin, related to O.E. seofian "to lament," O.H.G. sufan "to draw breath," W.Fris. sobje "to suck." The noun is attested from late 14c. Sob story is from 1913. Sob sister "female journalist who writes sentimental stories or advice columns" is from 1912.
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Slang Dictionary

SOB definition


  1. n.
    a son of a bitch; a despised person, usually a male. (Initialism only. Crude. Also a rude and provocative term of address.) : Tell that SOB to mind his own business.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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