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verb, sobbed, sob⋅bing, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.

2.	to make a sound resembling this.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to utter with sobs.

4.	to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep.

–noun

5.	the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.

6.	any sound suggesting this.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME sobben, appar. imit.

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sob Audio Help   (sŏb) Pronunciation Key
v.   sobbed, sob·bing, sobs

v.   intr.

v. tr.

To utter with sobs.
To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep.

n. The act or sound of sobbing.

[Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin.]
sob'bing·ly adv.

sobbing
noun
convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: sob]

Sobbing

Sob"bing\, n. A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs.

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