Sob

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sob \Sob\, n.
     1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of
        the breath, as in sorrow.
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              Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath.


                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Any sorrowful cry or sound.
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              The tremulous sob of the complaining owl.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sob \Sob\ (s[o^]b), v. t. [See {Sop}.]
     To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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           Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger.
                                                    --Bacon.
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           She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair.
           She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  SOB
       n 1: a dyspneic condition [syn: {shortness of breath}, {breathlessness}]
       2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or
          irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker},
           {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick},
           {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}]
       3: convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: {sobbing}]
       v : weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "sob":
     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
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "SOB":
     bastard, bugger, creep, fart, heel, hood, hooligan, jerk, louse,
     meanie, mother, pill, rat, shit, shithead, shitheel, stinkard,
     stinker, turd
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

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