SOB

sob, sobbing

(noun) convulsive gasp made while weeping

asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB

(noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

sob

(verb) weep convulsively; ā€œHe was sobbing inconsolablyā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

sob (plural sobs)

A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

(onomatopoeia) sound of sob

Verb

sob (third-person singular simple present sobs, present participle sobbing, simple past and past participle sobbed)

(intransitive) to weep with convulsive gasps.

(transitive) to say (something) while sobbing.

Synonyms

• See also weep

Etymology 2

Verb

sob (third-person singular simple present sobs, present participle sobbing, simple past and past participle sobbed)

To soak.

Anagrams

• BOS, BSO, Bos., OBs, OSB, Obs, bos, obs

Noun

SOB (countable and uncountable, plural SOBs)

(countable, vulgar, slang) Initialism of son of a bitch.

(uncountable) Initialism of shortness of breath.

(aviation, plural) Initialism of souls on board.

Anagrams

• BOS, BSO, Bos., OBs, OSB, Obs, bos, obs

Source: Wiktionary


Sob, v. t. Etym: [See Sop.]

Definition: To soak. [Obs.] Mortimer.

Sob, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] Etym: [OE. sobben; akin to AS. seófian, siófian, to complain, bewail, seófung, siófung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s, s, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s to drink, OHG. s. Cf. Sup.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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