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sob / säb/ • v. (sobbed, sob·bing) [intr.] cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps: he broke down and sobbed like a child [tr.] he sobbed himself to sleep. ∎ [tr.] say while crying noisily: [with direct speech] “I thought they'd killed you,” he sobbed weakly. • n. an act or sound of sobbing: with a sob of despair she threw herself onto the bed.DERIVATIVES: sob·bing·ly adv.
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