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to sob
01
to cry loudly while making repeated, short gasping sounds, often due to intense emotions such as sadness or grief
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
sob
3rd person singular
sobs
present participle
sobbing
past simple
sobbed
past participle
sobbed
Examples
She could n't control her emotions, and began to sob after receiving the heartbreaking news.
Sob
01
convulsive gasp made while weeping
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
sobs
02
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
03
a dyspneic condition
