What does sob mean?
Sob means A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath..
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/sɒb/ · noun
A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath..
“My husband, alas! whom I now (sob, sob) mourn, A short time since (sob) to this grave (sob) was borne; And (sob) he lies buried in this (sob, sob) grave.”
She was sobbing because she was feeling very miserable.
She sigh'd, she sobb'd, and, furious with despair, / She rent her garments, and she tore her hair.
"He doesn't love me!" she sobbed.
the Tree, being sobbed and wet, ſwells the Wood
Use sob when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sob means A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath..
Common synonyms include sobbing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“My husband, alas! whom I now (sob, sob) mourn, A short time since (sob) to this grave (sob) was borne; And (sob) he lies buried in this (sob, sob) grave.”
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