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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.
When someone sobs, they cry in a noisy way, breathing in short breaths. She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow. [VERB] Her sister broke down, sobbing into her handkerchief. [VERB] Synonyms: cry, weep, blubber, greet [Scottish] More Synonyms of sob. sobbing uncountable noun.
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. (Physiology) (intr) to weep with convulsive gasps. 2. (tr) to utter with sobs. 3. to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing: to sob oneself to sleep. n. (Physiology) a convulsive gasp made in weeping. [C12: probably from Low German; compare Dutch sabben to suck]
Definition of sob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of sob noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. When someone sobs, they cry in a noisy way, breathing in short breaths. [...] 2. If you sob something, you say it while you are crying. [...] 3. A sob is one of the noises that you make when you are crying. [...]
sob meaning: to cry in a noisy way.
