sob
verb (used without object), sobbed, sob·bing.
verb (used with object), sobbed, sob·bing.
noun
Origin of sob
S.O.B.
or SOB
(sometimes lowercase) Slang.
Examples from the Web for sob
Contemporary Examples of sob
Until 1972 it was called simply The Senate Office Building – SOB for short.
I remember Cat Deeley literally took your head into her arms and let you sob on her shoulder.
She waited for the inexplicable sentiment to fade away, but instead it intensified and she began to sob.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of DeathPatricia Pearson
August 11, 2014
Finally, Cleese goose-steps out of the dining room as the hapless Germans cringe and sob.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or ForgiveClive Irving
August 3, 2014
Then Zvereva began to sob uncontrollably, remembering the wounds, the torn limbs and missing parts of bodies.
Historical Examples of sob
Here she began to sob, as she fumbled at the door she could not see to open.
The Little ColonelAnnie Fellows Johnston
She stopped breathlessly, with a break in her voice that sounded just short of a sob.
Questionable ShapesWilliam Dean Howells
It answered with a little exclamation, with a sob following close upon it.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
Failing that, she began to sob angrily without any tears in her wide eyes.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
And there are some things which are,' he stopped to sob, 'irreconcilable with that, and wound that—wound it deeply.
Little DorritCharles Dickens