sob

¹sob

verb \ˈsäb\

sobbedsob·bing

Definition of SOB

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 sobbing

transitive 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>

Examples of SOB

1. He began to sob uncontrollably.
2. She could not stop sobbing.
3. “I hate you,” she sobbed.

Origin of SOB

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

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to SOB

Synonyms

bawl, blub [chiefly British], blubber, cry, weep

Related Words

greet [Scottish], grieve, keen, lament, mourn; howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl; bleat, mewl, pule, whimper, whine; sniffle, snivel; groan, moan, sigh

Rhymes with SOB

Ab, blob, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob

²sob

noun

Definition of SOB

1

: an act of sobbing

2

: a sound like that of a sob

First Known Use of SOB

14th century

SOB

noun \ˌes-ˌō-ˈbē\

Definition of SOB

: bastard 3, son of a bitch

Examples of SOB

1. I hate that miserable SOB.

Origin of SOB

son of a bitch

First Known Use: 1918