'SOB' definitions:
Definition of 'Sob'
From: GCIDE
- Sob \Sob\ (s[o^]b), v. t. [See Sop.] To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sob'
From: GCIDE
- Sob \Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed (s[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian, si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s[=u]ft[=o]n, s[=u]ftj[=o]n, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s[=u]ft a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s[=u]fen to drink, OHG. s[=u]fan. Cf. Sup.] To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath. [1913 Webster]
- Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sob'
From: GCIDE
- Sob \Sob\, n.
- 1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. [1913 Webster]
- Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any sorrowful cry or sound. [1913 Webster]
- The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sob'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bark,
- bawl,
- bellow,
- blare,
- blat,
- blubber,
- boohoo,
- boom,
- bray,
- break down,
- breathe,
- burst into tears,
- buzz,
- cackle,
- chant,
- chirp,
- coo,
- crow,
- cry,
- dissolve in tears,
- dolorous tirade,
- drawl,
- drone,
- drop a tear,
- exclaim,
- flute,
- gabble,
- gasp,
- gibber,
- greet,
- groan,
- growl,
- grunt,
- hiss,
- howl,
- jabber,
- jeremiad,
- keen,
- lament,
- lilt,
- maunder,
- moan,
- mouth,
- mumble,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- outcry,
- pant,
- pipe,
- plaint,
- planctus,
- roar,
- rumble,
- scream,
- screech,
- shed tears,
- shriek,
- sibilate,
- sigh,
- sing,
- snap,
- snarl,
- snivel,
- snort,
- sough,
- speak incoherently,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- squall,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- susurrate,
- thunder,
- tirade,
- trumpet,
- twang,
- ululation,
- wail,
- wail of woe,
- warble,
- weep,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whisper,
- whistle,
- yap,
- yawp,
- yell,
- yelp,
- yowl
Acronyms for 'sob'
From: V.E.R.A.
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