sob

Formssobs, sobbing, sobbed

Pluralsobs

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To cry hard while gasping for breath.

   Like crying so hard you keep catching your breath.

   She began to sob when she heard the sad news.

   The little boy sobbed quietly in the corner of the room.

   Similarweep, cry, bawl, blubber, wail

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A short cry that comes out with a quick gasp of breath.

   Like a quick gasp that bursts out when you cry.

   A loud sob escaped her before she could stop it.

   He let out a single sob and then went quiet.

   Similarcry, wail

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To say something while crying with gasping breaths.

   Like trying to talk when you cannot stop crying.

   She sobbed an apology before leaving the room.

   He could barely sob the words out.

   Similarblubber, wail, cry, weep

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4. 4
   nouncountableonomatopoeic

   The sound a person makes when sobbing.

   The only sound in the dark was a muffled sob.

   She heard a soft sob coming from the next room.

   Similarcry, wail

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5. 5
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To make something very wet by leaving it in water.

   Like leaving a sponge in water until it is full.

   The flood had sobbed the lower meadows by morning.

   We let the dried beans sob overnight to soften them.

   Similarsoak, saturate, drench, steep

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