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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.

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"

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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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