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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.
The meaning of SOB is to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat. How to use sob in a sentence.
Sob definition: to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.. See examples of SOB used in a sentence.
sob. /sɑb/. /sɒb/. IPA guide. Other forms: sobbed; sobbing; sobs. 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.
1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry. 2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping. v.tr. 1. To utter with sobs. 2. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep. n. The act or sound of sobbing. [Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin.]
7 meanings: 1. to weep with convulsive gasps 2. to utter with sobs 3. to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of sob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.