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sob
1[sob]
verb (used without object)
to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
to make a sound resembling this.
verb (used with object)
to utter with sobs.
to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs.
to sob oneself to sleep.
noun
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
any sound suggesting this.
S.O.B.
2abbreviation
sob
1/ ɒ /
verb
(intr) to weep with convulsive gasps
(tr) to utter with sobs
to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing
to sob oneself to sleep
noun
a convulsive gasp made in weeping
s.o.b.
2abbreviation
son of a bitch
Other 51Թ Forms
- sobber noun
- sobbingly adverb
- sobful adjective
- ˈDzԲ noun
- ˈDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sob1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sob1
Example Sentences
"What are we to do?" he asks, pointing to his wife, sitting on a street corner, sobbing.
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.
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.
"That always chokes me up, and and we've had men and women both literally just sobbing on each other."
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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