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SOB

 (ĕs′ō-bē′)
n. Vulgar
A son of a bitch.

sob

 (sŏb)
v. sobbed, sob·bing, sobs
v.intr.
1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry.
2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping.
v.tr.
1. To utter with sobs.
2. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep.
n.
The act or sound of sobbing.

[Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin.]

sob′bing·ly adv.
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sob

(sɒb)
vb, sobs, sobbing or sobbed
1. (Physiology) (intr) to weep with convulsive gasps
2. (tr) to utter with sobs
3. to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing: to sob oneself to sleep.
n
(Physiology) a convulsive gasp made in weeping
[C12: probably from Low German; compare Dutch sabben to suck]
ˈsobber n
ˈsobbing n, adj
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sob

(sɒb)

v. sobbed, sob•bing,
n. v.i.
1. to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
2. to make a sound resembling this.
v.t.
3. to utter with sobs.
4. to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep.
n.
5. the act of sobbing.
6. any sound suggesting this.
[1200–50; Middle English sobben]

S.O.B.

or SOB,


(sometimes l.c.) Slang.
son of a bitch.
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sob


Past participle: sobbed
Gerund: sobbing

Imperative
sob
sob
Present
I sob
you sob
he/she/it sobs
we sob
you sob
they sob
Preterite
I sobbed
you sobbed
he/she/it sobbed
we sobbed
you sobbed
they sobbed
Present Continuous
I am sobbing
you are sobbing
he/she/it is sobbing
we are sobbing
you are sobbing
they are sobbing
Present Perfect
I have sobbed
you have sobbed
he/she/it has sobbed
we have sobbed
you have sobbed
they have sobbed
Past Continuous
I was sobbing
you were sobbing
he/she/it was sobbing
we were sobbing
you were sobbing
they were sobbing
Past Perfect
I had sobbed
you had sobbed
he/she/it had sobbed
we had sobbed
you had sobbed
they had sobbed
Future
I will sob
you will sob
he/she/it will sob
we will sob
you will sob
they will sob
Future Perfect
I will have sobbed
you will have sobbed
he/she/it will have sobbed
we will have sobbed
you will have sobbed
they will have sobbed
Future Continuous
I will be sobbing
you will be sobbing
he/she/it will be sobbing
we will be sobbing
you will be sobbing
they will be sobbing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sobbing
you have been sobbing
he/she/it has been sobbing
we have been sobbing
you have been sobbing
they have been sobbing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sobbing
you will have been sobbing
he/she/it will have been sobbing
we will have been sobbing
you will have been sobbing
they will have been sobbing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sobbing
you had been sobbing
he/she/it had been sobbing
we had been sobbing
you had been sobbing
they had been sobbing
Conditional
I would sob
you would sob
he/she/it would sob
we would sob
you would sob
they would sob
Past Conditional
I would have sobbed
you would have sobbed
he/she/it would have sobbed
we would have sobbed
you would have sobbed
they would have sobbed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.SOB - a dyspneic condition
dyspnea, dyspnoea - difficult or labored respiration
2.SOB - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
dirty word, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
3.sob - convulsive gasp made while weepingsob - convulsive gasp made while weeping  
crying, tears, weeping - the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
Verb1.sob - weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"
weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
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sob

verb
1. cry, weep, blubber, greet (Scot. or archaic), howl, bawl, snivel, shed tears, boohoo She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow.
noun
1. cry, whimper, howl Her body was racked by a violent single sob.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sob

verb
To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
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Translations
نَشيج، شَهيقيَشْهَق، يَنْشِجيَقول شاهِقايُنْشِجُ
vzlykatvzlyk
hulkefremhulkehulk
nyyhkyttää
jecati
elzokogzokogzokogás
snöktsnökta
泣きじゃくる
흐느끼다
kūkčiojimaskūkčioti
elsaselsotšņukstēt
vzlykvzlykať
ihtenjeihteti
snyfta
ร้องไห้สะอึกสะอึ้น
khóc nức nở

sob

[sɒb]
A. Nsollozo m
she said with a sobdijo sollozando, dijo entre sollozos
B. VIsollozar
C. VT "no," she sobbed-no -dijo sollozando, -no -dijo entre sollozos
to sob o.s. to sleepdormirse sollozando
to sob one's heart outllorar a lágrima viva
she sobbed out her troublescontó sus penas llorando or entre sollozos
D. CPD sob story Ntragedia f
sob stuff Nsentimentalismo m, sensiblería f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sob

[ˈsɒb]
nsanglot m
visangloter
She was sobbing → Elle sanglotait.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sob

nSchluchzer m, → Schluchzen nt no pl; to give a sob(auf)schluchzen; …, he said with a sob…, sagte er schluchzend
vischluchzen (→ with vor +dat); sob, sob (inf)schluchz, schluchz
vtschluchzen; to sob oneself to sleepsich in den Schlaf weinen

sob

:
sob sister
n (esp US inf) → Briefkastentante f (inf)
sob story
n (inf)rührselige Geschichte (inf)
sob stuff
n (inf)Schmalz m (inf); (= book, film)Tränendrüsendrücker m (inf); (= heartrending tale)todtraurige Geschichte (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sob

[sɒb]
1. nsinghiozzo
2. visinghiozzare
3. vt to sob one's heart outpiangere disperatamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sob

(sob) past tense, past participle sobbed verb
1. to weep noisily. I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.
2. to say, while weeping. `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.
noun
the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

sob

يُنْشِجُ vzlykat hulke schluchzen κλαίω με λυγμούς sollozar nyyhkyttää sangloter jecati singhiozzare 泣きじゃくる 흐느끼다 snikken hulke zaszlochać soluçar рыдать snyfta ร้องไห้สะอึกสะอึ้น hıçkırarak ağlamak khóc nức nở 抽泣
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

sob

n. sollozo;
v. sollozar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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