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sob
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- pronunciation:
- sab
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sobs, sobbing, sobbed |
| definition 1: |
to weep convulsively and with great emotion.
Unable to find his mother, the child sobbed uncontrollably.- synonyms:
- bawl, cry
- similar words:
- blubber, boohoo, keen, wail, weep
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| definition 2: |
to make a sound similar to that of sobbing.
- synonyms:
- blubber
- similar words:
- bawl, gasp, mewl, snivel, ululate, wail, whimper
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| related words: |
cry, moan, mourn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to express with sobs.
She sobbed a sorrowful reply."It was my last chance!" he sobbed.- synonyms:
- blubber
- similar words:
- whimper
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| definition 2: |
to bring to a particular state by sobbing.
He had sobbed himself to sleep every night.- synonyms:
- cry, weep
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| related words: |
bawl, moan, mourn |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an instance of uncontrollable or convulsive weeping, or the sound produced by this.
The mother's sobs could be heard in the hallway.- similar words:
- bawl
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| related words: |
keen, moan, wretch |
| derivations: |
sobbingly (adv.), sobber (n.) |
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