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Audio Help [sob] Pronunciation Key verb, sobbed, sob·bing, noun –verb (used without object)
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| 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.
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sobber, noun
sob·bing·ly, adverb
sobful, adjective
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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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n. Vulgar A son of a bitch. |
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sob (v.)
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 c.1374. Sob story is from 1913. Sob sister "female journalist who writes sentimental stories or advice columns" is from 1912.
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| 1. | a dyspneic condition [syn: shortness of breath] |
| 2. | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous |
| 3. | convulsive gasp made while weeping |
verb | |
| 1. | weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably" |
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sob1 [sob] verb — past tense, past participle sobbed
to weep noisily
Example: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.
sob2 [sob] verbExample: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.
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to say, while weeping
Example: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.
sob [sob] nounExample: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.
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the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc
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Main Entry: SOB
Function: abbreviation
short of breath
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Sob
Sob\, v. t. [See Sop.] To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Sob
Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian, si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s?ft["o]n, s?ft?n, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s?ft a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s?fen to drink, OHG. s?fan. Cf. Sup.] To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath. Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. --Bacon. She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Sob\, n. 1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. --Dryden. 2. Any sorrowful cry or sound. The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. --Wordsworth.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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