sob

Meanings

Noun

  • A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
  • sound of sob

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English sobben, perhaps from Middle Low German sabben. Cognate with West Frisian sabje, sobje, Dutch zabben, sabbelen, zabberen, German Low German sabbeln, severn, German sabbern, Norwegian sabbe. Compare also Old English sÄ“ofian, German saufen.
  • See sop.

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