SOBBED

SOB

sob

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

sobbed

simple past tense and past participle of sob

Source: Wiktionary


SOB

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. seĆ³fian, siĆ³fian, to complain, bewail, seĆ³fung, siĆ³fung, 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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BARGAIN

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatā€™s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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