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   Sob

   /säb/

   

   verb

   • 1. cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps: "he broke down and sobbed like a child"
   • ▪ say while crying noisily: "“I thought they'd killed you,” he sobbed weakly"

   noun

   • 1. an act or sound of sobbing: "with a sob of despair she threw herself onto the bed"

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect sabben ‘to suck’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • B

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