sob
1. sob \'sa:b\ vb or sobbed; or sob.bing [ME sobben] 1a: to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat 1b: to cry or weep with such convulsive catching of the breath 2: to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbing 1: to bring (as oneself) to a specified state by sobbing {sobbed h imself to sleep} 2: to utter with sobs {sobbed out her grief} 2. sob n 1: an act of sobbing 2: a sound like that of a sob