Main Entry: ¹sob

Pronunciation: \ˈsäb\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sobbed; sob·bing

Etymology: Middle English sobben; akin to Middle Low German sabben to drool

Date: 13th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat b : to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath
2 : to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbingtransitive verb 1 : to bring (as oneself) to a specified state by sobbing <sobbed himself to sleep>
2 : to utter with sobs <sobbed out her grief>