What does “sob” mean?
- 1
verbto cry loudly while taking short, noisy breaths
The child sobbed in her mother’s arms.
- 2
nounthe sound of loud, noisy crying
We could hear sobs from the next room.
Sob at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- C1 (advanced)
- Pronunciation
- /sɑb/ · SOB
- Forms
- sobbed, sobbing
How to use “sob” correctly
A “sob story” is a sad story told to get sympathy, often with doubt about whether it is true.
Common phrases with “sob”
- sob uncontrollably
- sob story
- break into sobs
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