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sob

  [sob] verb, sobbed, sob⋅bing, noun
Use sobbed in a Sentence
–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.
–noun
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)   
v.   sobbed, sob·bing, sobs

v.   intr.

  1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry.

  2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping.

v.   tr.

  1. To utter with sobs.

  2. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep.

n.  The act or sound of sobbing.

[Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin.]
sob'bing·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: SOB
Function: abbreviation
short of breath
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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