sobbed; sobbing
1
a
: to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat
b
: to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath
2
: to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbing
1
: to bring to a specified state by sobbing
sobbed himself to sleep
2
: to utter with sobs
sobbed out her grief
1
: an act of sobbing
2
: a sound like that of a sob
plural SOBs or SOB's
slang, sometimes offensive
: son of a bitch
He's one arrogant/tough/greedy SOB.
… a guy who brought two dozen roses to a first coffee date and told you he felt like the luckiest SOB on the planet in the first five minutes.—
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Examples of sob in a Sentence
Verb
He began to sob uncontrollably.
She could not stop sobbing.
“I hate you,” she sobbed.
Noun (2)
I hate that miserable SOB.
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This was sobbing, chest-heaving crying — very wet and loud.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Reuters, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Another, while at home, wears AirPods to drown out his uncle’s sobs.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Ferreira sobs hysterically, spouts horrific recounts of an abusive childhood, and slowly opens up, all in the span of a two-hour film.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
This was sobbing, chest-heaving crying — very wet and loud.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
One bloodied girl collapsed outside, provoking gasps and sobs from the court’s public gallery.
—Reuters, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Another, while at home, wears AirPods to drown out his uncle’s sobs.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sob. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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sob
1 of 2 verb
sobbed; sobbing
1
: to weep especially with short gasping sounds
2
: to bring to a specified state by sobbing
sobbed myself to sleep
3
a
: to make a sound like that of sobbing
the wind sobbed through the trees
b
: to utter with sobs
sobbed out their story
sob
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of sobbing
2
: a sound of or like that of sobbing
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