Sob \Sob\ (s[o^]b), v. t. [See Sop.]
   To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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	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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	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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	SOB
    n 1: a dyspneic condition [syn: shortness of breath, SOB,
         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, SOB]
    3: convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: sob, sobbing]
    v 1: weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

	

	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

	

	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

	

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