What does "sob" mean?
Sob: The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Any sorrowful cry or sound. The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. Wordsworth.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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