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| sob [ sob ] |
verb (past and past participle sobbed, present participle sob·bing, 3rd person present singular sobs) |
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1. intransitive verb gasp while crying: to make gasping sounds while crying
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2. transitive verb speak while sobbing: to say something while sobbing
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3. sob your·self vr become by sobbing: to get into a particular state by sobbing
 sobbed herself to sleep
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noun (plural sobs) |
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sound of sobbing: an act or sound of sobbing
 stifled a sob
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| [12th century. Probably < Low Dutch] |
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 sob·bing·ly adverb |
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