Sob

Sob
Sob Sob, n. 1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. [1913 Webster]

Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Any sorrowful cry or sound. [1913 Webster]

The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • sob — sob·ber; sob·bing·ly; sob·by; sob·ful; sob·o·le; sob·o·lif·er·ous; sob; sour·sob; sob·bing; sob·o·les; …   English syllables

  • SOB — may refer to: ;Music and media * S.O.B. (1981 film) * S.O.B. (band), a Japanese punk band * S.O.B.s , an episode of the TV series Arrested Development * Scars on Broadway, a side project of two members of the band System of a Down * Sons of… …   Wikipedia

  • sob — sob1 [säb] vi. sobbed, sobbing [ME sobben] 1. to weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths 2. to make a sound like that of sobbing, as the wind vt. 1. to bring (oneself) into a given state, esp. sleep, by sobbing 2 …   English World dictionary

  • SOB — bedeutet: Flughafen Balaton (IATA Code) Schrobenhausen im Landkreis Neuburg/Schrobenhausen in Bayern Schweizerische Südostbahn, eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in der Ostschweiz S.O.B. – Hollywoods letzter Heuler, Film aus dem Jahre 1981 von Blake… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sob — [sɔb US sa:b] v past tense and past participle sobbed present participle sobbing [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch or Low German] 1.) to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts ▪ He began sobbing uncontrollably . 2.) [T …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sob — (v.) c.1200, probably of imitative origin, related to O.E. seofian to lament, O.H.G. sufan to draw breath, W.Fris. sobje to suck. Related: Sobbed; sobbing. The noun is attested from late 14c. Sob story is from 1913. Sob sister female journalist… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sob- — pref. Indica posição inferior.   ‣ Etimologia: sob, do latim sub, por baixo   • Nota: É seguido de hífen antes de um elemento começado por b, h ou r (ex.: sob roda) …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Sob — (s[o^]b), v. t. [See {Sop}.] To soak. [Obs.] Mortimer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SOB E 3/3 — Nummerierung: 1 11 Anzahl: 11 Hersteller: Esslingen, SLM Baujahr(e): 1878 1891 Ausmusterung: 1940 1954 Achsformel: C Spurweite: 1435 mm Länge über Puffer: 7800 mm …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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