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Sob

Sob Meaning & Definition
Sob Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sob?

[n] convulsive gasp made while weeping
[n] (obscene) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
[n] a dyspneic condition
[v] weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sob: asshole | bastard | breathlessness | cocksucker | dickhead | mother fucker | motherfucker | prick | shit | shortness of breath | sobbing | son of a bitch

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sob:

See Also | cry | crying | disagreeable person | dyspnea | dyspnoea | tears | unpleasant person | weep | weeping

Sob In Webster's Dictionary

\Sob\, v. t. [See {Sop}.] To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
\Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sobbing}.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian, si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s?ft["o]n, s?ft?n, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s?ft a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s?fen to drink, OHG. s?fan. Cf. {Sup}.] To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath. Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. --Bacon. She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden.
\Sob\, n. 1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. --Dryden. 2. Any sorrowful cry or sound. The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. --Wordsworth.

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