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sob 
[sob] Pronunciation Key verb, sobbed, sob·bing, noun
—Related forms
[sob] Pronunciation Key verb, sobbed, sob·bing, noun –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath. |
| 2. | to make a sound resembling this. |
| 3. | to utter with sobs. |
| 4. | to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep. |
| 5. | the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping. |
| 6. | any sound suggesting this. |
[Origin: 1150–1200; ME sobben, appar. imit.]
] —Related forms
sobber, noun
sob·bing·ly, adverb
sobful, adjective
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| sob
(sŏb) Pronunciation Key
v. sobbed, sob·bing, sobs v. intr.
v. tr.
n. The act or sound of sobbing. [Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin.] sob'bing·ly adv. |
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Sobbing
Sob"bing\, n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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