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- DictionarySob/säb/
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 onto the bed"
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.
6 days ago · 1. verb. 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.
1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry. 2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping. v.tr. 1. To utter with sobs. 2. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep. n. The act or sound of sobbing. [Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin .]
Check pronunciation: sob. Definition of sob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sob definition, to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath. See more.
Check pronunciation: sob. Definition of sob noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sob definition: to cry in a noisy way.
