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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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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One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor.
—Philip Holsinger, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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For 30 years Koze has made music that captures the feeling of finding happiness in spite of it all, of smiling through a face full of tears, laughing between sobs, and realising that even now, with all that’s happening in the world, there is beauty out there.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Further footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows a sobbing LaPlaca in a holding cell consenting to a breathalyzer test, but demanding at the same time that an officer call the township's Chief of Police Anthony Nippins.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor.
—Philip Holsinger, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Williams added a pretty pastel bathroom, perfect for a midday sob, printed on a T-shirt and floral patterned Korean toilet paper inspired miniskirts and cool slouchy dresses.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
For 30 years Koze has made music that captures the feeling of finding happiness in spite of it all, of smiling through a face full of tears, laughing between sobs, and realising that even now, with all that’s happening in the world, there is beauty out there.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Sob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sob. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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