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- [sob]
- /sɒb/
- /sɒb/
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- [sob]
- /sɒb/
Definitions of sob word
- verb without object sob to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath. 1
- verb without object sob to make a sound resembling this. 1
- verb with object sob to utter with sobs. 1
- verb with object sob to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep. 1
- noun sob the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping. 1
- noun sob any sound suggesting this. 1
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Origin of sob
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English sobben, apparently imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sob
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sob popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sob usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sob
verb sob
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bawl — If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- bleated — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
noun sob
- cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- groan — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
- keening — a wailing lament for the dead.
- wailing — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
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