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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Dutch or Low German |
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sob
past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing
past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing1 [intransitive] to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts :
[intransitive]2 [transitive] also sob out to say something while you are sobbing : 'It's too late,' she sobbed.
'It's too late,' she sobbed. —sob noun [countable] loud sobs
WORD FOCUS: cry loud sobsWORD FOCUS: cry be in tears to be crying
burst into tears to suddenly start crying
break down (in tears) to suddenly cry a lot, after trying not to cry
sob to cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths
weep especially written to cry a lot for a long time
bawl if a baby bawls, it cries very loudly
have tears in your eyes to be about to cry
your eyes water you start to cry, especially because you have been cutting up onions or there is a lot of smoke
➔ See also cry
