sob
Plural: sobs
Noun
- a dyspneic condition
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- convulsive gasp made while weeping
- A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
- sound of sob
Verb
Verb Forms: sobbed, sobbing, sobs
- To cry with convulsive gasps; to express intense sorrow.
- weep convulsively
- "He was sobbing inconsolably"
- To weep with convulsive gasps.
- To say (something) while sobbing.
- To soak.
Examples
- "He doesn't love me!" she sobbed.
- He tried not to sob when his opponent blocked his best play.
- She was sobbing because she was feeling very miserable.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sobben, perhaps from Middle Low German sabben (“to drool, slobber, salivate”). Cognate with West Frisian sabje, sobje (“to suck”), Dutch zabben, sabbelen (“to suck”), zabberen (“to drool”), German Low German sabbeln, severn (“to drool”), German sabbern (“to drool, slobber”), Norwegian sabbe (“to spill, drop, make a mess”). Compare also Old English sēofian (“to lament”), German saufen (“to drink, swig”).
Synonyms
asshole, bastard, breathlessness, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, shortness of breath, sobbing, son of a bitch, whoreson
Scrabble Score: 5
sob: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsob: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sob: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary