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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