sob

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sɒb/
• (US) enPR: säb, IPA ^(key): /sɑb/

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Verb

Plain form sob

Third-person singular sobs

Past tense sobbed

Past participle sobbed

Present participle sobbing

1. If you sob, you cry very loudly.
   • Synonyms: cry and weep

   She went to bed sobbing.

Noun

Singular sob

Plural sobs

1. (countable) A sob is a sound you make when you cry.