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sob

1

[sob]

verb (used without object)

sobbed, sobbing 
  1. to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.

  2. to make a sound resembling this.



verb (used with object)

sobbed, sobbing 
  1. to utter with sobs.

  2. to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs.

    to sob oneself to sleep.

noun

  1. the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.

  2. any sound suggesting this.

S.O.B.

2
Or SOB

abbreviation

(sometimes lowercase)
  1. son of a bitch.

sob

1

/ ɒ /

verb

  1. (intr) to weep with convulsive gasps

  2. (tr) to utter with sobs

  3. to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing

    to sob oneself to sleep

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a convulsive gasp made in weeping

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

s.o.b.

2

abbreviation

  1. son of a bitch

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sobber noun
  • sobbingly adverb
  • sobful adjective
  • ˈDzԲ noun
  • ˈDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sob1

1150–1200; Middle English sobben, apparently imitative
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sob1

C12: probably from Low German; compare Dutch sabben to suck
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"What are we to do?" he asks, pointing to his wife, sitting on a street corner, sobbing.

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Gauff's previous appearance in the French Open singles showpiece, when she was still a teenager, ended in her covering her head with a towel as she sobbed on her chair.

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A video clip of a laughing Joshlin Smith, who was six years old when she went missing more than a year ago in South Africa, left most people in the courtroom sobbing.

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"That always chokes me up, and and we've had men and women both literally just sobbing on each other."

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As the not guilty verdicts were read out, Mr Johnston, wearing a grey suit, held his head in his hands and sobbed.

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