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SOB

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'sob': /ˈsɒb/; 'SOB': /ˌɛsəʊ'biː /US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sob)

Inflections of 'sob' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

sobs: v 3rd person singular

sobbing: v pres p

sobbed: v past

sobbed: v past p

sob /sɑb/USA pronunciation v., sobbed, sob•bing, n.
v.

to weep with a catching of the breath or in sudden, short gasps:[no object]She sobbed at the news.
to put or send (oneself) by sobbing:[~ + object]to sob oneself to sleep.
to say with sobs: [~ + object]to sob an answer.[used with quotations]"I want her back!'' he sobbed.

n. [countable]

the act of sobbing, or a sound suggesting this:The baby let out a few more sobs, then fell asleep.

S.O.B. or SOB, (sometimes l.c.)[Slang.]

Slang Termsan abbreviation of: son of a bitch.

sob (sob),USA pronunciation v., sobbed, sob•bing, n.
v.i.

to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
to make a sound resembling this.

v.t.

to utter with sobs.
to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs:to sob oneself to sleep.

the act of sobbing;
a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
any sound suggesting this.

Middle English sobben, apparently imitative 1150–1200

sob′ber, n.
sob′bing•ly, adv.
sob′ful, adj.

S.O.B., (sometimes l.c.)[Slang.]

Slang TermsSee son of a bitch.

Also, SOB

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sob /sɒb/ vb (sobs, sobbing, sobbed)

(intransitive) to weep with convulsive gasps
(transitive) to utter with sobs
to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing: to sob oneself to sleep

a convulsive gasp made in weeping

Etymology: 12th Century: probably from Low German; compare Dutch sabben to suckˈsobbing n , adj

'SOB' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

blubber - boohoo - cry - singultus - sob story - whimper - gulp - weep - sob sister - soft touch - swallow

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Synonyms: weeping, bewailing, convulsive sigh, cry, moaning, more...

Collocations: offensive: get out of here, you SOB, offensive: you're nothing but an SOB, offensive: is such an SOB, more...

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