What does SOB mean?
Definitions for SOB
sɒbsob
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SOB.
Princeton's WordNet
shortness of breath, SOB, breathlessnessnoun
a dyspneic condition
asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOBnoun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
sob, sobbingverb
convulsive gasp made while weeping
sobverb
weep convulsively
"He was sobbing inconsolably"
Wiktionary
SOBnoun
son of a bitch
SOBnoun
shortness of breath
sobnoun
a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
sobverb
to weep with convulsive gasps.
sobverb
to say (something) while sobbing.
"He doesn't love me!" she sobbed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sobnoun
A convulsive sigh; a convulsive act of respiration obstructed by sorrow.
Etymology: from the verb.
Break heart, or choak with sobs my hated breath;
Do thy own work, admit no foreign death. Dryden.There oft are heard the notes of infant woe,
The short thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. Jonathan Swift.A wond’rous bag with both her hands she binds:
There she collects the force of female lungs,
Sighs, sobs, and passions, and the war of tongues. Alexander Pope.To Sobverb
To soak. A cant word.
The tree being sobbed and wet, swells. John Mortimer.
To Sobverb
To heave audibly with convulsive sorrow; to sigh with convulsion.
Etymology: seob, gead , complaining, Saxon. Perhaps it is a mere enomatopœia copied from the sound.
When thy warlike father, like a child,
Told the sad story of my father’s death,
He twenty times made pause to sob and weep. William Shakespeare.As if her life and death lay on his saying,
Some tears she shed, with sighs and sobbings mixt,
As if her hopes were dead through his delaying. Edward Fairfax.She sigh’d, the sobb’d, and furious with despair,
She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. Dryden.When children have not the power to obtain their desire, they will, by their clamour and sobbing, maintain their title to it. John Locke, on Education.
He sobbing sees
The glades, mild-opening to the golden day. James Thomson.
ChatGPT
sob
A sob is a sound or act expressing intense feelings of sadness or sorrow, typically characterized by short, gasping breaths or crying. It can also refer to the act of crying uncontrollably due to strong emotions such as grief, despair, or pain.
Webster Dictionary
Sobverb
to soak
Sobverb
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
Sobnoun
the act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow
Sobnoun
any sorrowful cry or sound
Etymology: [See Sop.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sob
sob, v.i. to sigh in a convulsive manner, with tears: to weep with convulsive catchings of the breath, due to contractions of the diaphragm, accompanied by a closure of the glottis, preventing the entrance of air into the lungs.—v.t. to utter with sobs:—pr.p. sob′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. sobbed.—n. a short, convulsive sigh, any similar sound.—n. Sob′bing.—adv. Sob′bingly. [Conn. with A.S. seófian, to sigh; Ger. seufzen.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SOB in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SOB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of SOB in a Sentence
Our mind has this incredible talent of creating sob stories out of past. Instead of dwelling on those sob stories of past, we should train our mind to be joyful in this present moment. Life is happening right now in this present moment!
The SOB, Joseph Vaccaro, got a life sentence, and Joseph Vaccaro's been four years and they haven't fried Willie's ass yet. We've been waiting and waiting for justice to be done. All you hear about these days is the rights of the criminal. What about our rights ? Don't we have a right to see this chapter closed ?
There are five vowels in the words smile, laugh, and sob. Guess what those letters stand for that reflect the positive qualities of the human character?
This isn't a sob story. This is not a story about desperation, this is a story about the fight for our lives. And what you see here today is that fight, we're not here to cry. ... This is a tragedy without a doubt, but we're here to fight, because we deserve better, everyone that works in Harlem Hospital deserves better.
I don't have any sob stories about anyone losing a limb and not having health insurance, but people think they were going to get a small refund, and then all the sudden owe $100 because of the penalty.
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- تنهدArabic
- schluchzenGerman
- sollozo, sollozarSpanish
- nyyhkyttää, nyyhkäys, nyyhkytysFinnish
- sanglot, sangloterFrench
- cuachIrish
- zokog, zokogásHungarian
- ekki, stynja upp, snökkt, andvarp, gráta, andvarpa, segja frá með ekka, stynja, snökta, ekkasogIcelandic
- singhiozzare, singhiozzoItalian
- snotteren, snikken, snikDutch
- szlochać, łkanie, łkaćPolish
- soluçarPortuguese
- hik'ipakuyQuechua
- sanglutter, sanglut, singlot, sangluot, singlut, singlouotar, singluotRomansh
- suspinRomanian
- рыдать, всхлипывание, рыдание, всхлипнуть, всхлипыватьRussian
- је̏ца̄ј, jȅcājSerbo-Croatian
- snyftning, snyftSwedish
- 哭泣Chinese
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