Definition of Sob in English :

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Sob meaning in English

Meaning of Sob in English

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Sob pronunciation in English

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Sob

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Noun

1. breathlessness, shortness of breath, sob

a dyspneic condition

2. asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, sob, son of a bitch, whoreson

insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

3. sob, sobbing

convulsive gasp made while weeping

Verb

4. sob

weep convulsively

Example Sentences:
'He was sobbing inconsolably'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sob

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verbWord forms: sobs, sobbing or sobbed
1. (intransitive)
to weep with convulsive gasps
2. (transitive)
to utter with sobs
3. 
to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing
to sob oneself to sleep
noun
4. 
a convulsive gasp made in weeping
abbreviation for
son of a bitch

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Sob

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verb transitive
3. 
to bring (oneself) into a given state, esp. sleep, by sobbing
4. 
to utter with sobs
noun
5. 
the act or sound of one that sobs
nounWord forms: plural sob's or SOB's
Slang
son of a bitch (sense 1)
: often written s.o.b., S.O.B.
verb intransitiveWord forms: sobbed or ˈsobbing
1. 
to weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths
2. 
to make a sound like that of sobbing, as the wind

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Sob

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n.
Vulgar
A son of a bitch.
v. sobbed, sob·bing, sobs
v.intr.
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.

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