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sob

  [sob] verb, sobbed, sob⋅bing, noun
Use sobful 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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Slang Dictionary
SOB

  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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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