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Definitions for: Sob [n] convulsive gasp made while weeping
[n] (obscene) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
[n] a dyspneic condition
[v] weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"
Webster (1913) Definition: Sob, v. t. [See Sop.]
To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
Sob, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sobbing.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian, si['o]fian,
to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing,
lamentation; cf. OHG. s?ft["o]n, s?ft?n, to sigh, MHG.
siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s?ft a sigh, properly, a
drawing in of breath, from s?fen to drink, OHG. s?fan. Cf.
Sup.]
To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind
of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a
convulsive drawing in of the breath.
Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger.
--Bacon.
She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She
rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden.
Sob, n.
1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of
the breath, as in sorrow.
Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath.
--Dryden.
2. Any sorrowful cry or sound.
The tremulous sob of the complaining owl.
--Wordsworth.
Synonyms: asshole, bastard, breathlessness, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, shortness of breath, sobbing, son of a bitch
See Also: cry, crying, disagreeable person, dyspnea, dyspnoea, tears, unpleasant person, weep, weeping
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