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- Dictionarysob/sɒb/
verb
- 1. cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps: "he broke down and sobbed like a child"
noun
- 1. an act or sound of sobbing: "with a sob of despair she threw herself on to the bed"
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SOB definition: 1. to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths: 2. an act or sound of sobbing: 3. abbreviation for son…. Learn more.
How to use sob in a sentence. to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat; to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath… See the full definition
Sob definition: to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.. See examples of SOB used in a sentence.
If you're so upset you're crying loudly, taking in big gasps of air and heaving your chest, you are sobbing. Picture a child on the playground who has fallen and can't find his or her mother. The child's face is red and streaked with tears, and he or she is gasping from crying so hard.
1. verb. When someone sobs, they cry in a noisy way, breathing in short breaths. She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow. [VERB] Her sister broke down, sobbing into her handkerchief. [VERB] Synonyms: cry, weep, blubber, greet [Scottish] More Synonyms of sob. sobbing uncountable noun. The room was silent except for her sobbing.
Definition of sob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use sob in a sentence I am sitting on the Turkish-Syrian border, adjacent to the city of Kobani, watching hundreds of children sob .
Definition of sob noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C ] (Definition of sob from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sob. in Chinese (Traditional) 嗚咽，啜泣，抽噎, 狗娘養的，混蛋，雜種（son of a bitch的縮寫）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 呜咽，抽泣，抽噎, 狗娘养的，混蛋，杂种（son of a bitch的缩写）… See more. in Spanish. sollozar, sollozo, forma abreviada de “son of a bitch”:… See more.
Noun. Filter. verb. sobbed, sobbing, sobs. To weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make a sound like that of sobbing, as the wind. Webster's New World.
