sob
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The meaning (definition) of the word sob
to cry really hard with shaky breaths
The word sob used in a sentence
“She began to sob when she dropped her favorite toy.”
Words that mean the same as sob (synonyms)
cryweep
Words that mean the opposite of sob (antonyms)
laugh
How the word sob is said around the world
| French | sanglot (sahngloh) |
| Spanish | sollozo (sohlyohthoh) |
| Mandarin | 哭泣 (kū qì) |
| Hindi | एसओबी (aysohbee) |
| Arabic | تنهد (tahnahahd) |
| Russian | рыдание (rydanie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | soluço (sooloosuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | soluço (sohloosuu) |
| Japanese | すすり泣き (susuri naki) |
| German | schluchzen (shluukhtsuhn) |
| Urdu | رونا (rohnah) |
| Punjabi | ਰੋਣਾ (rohnah) |
| Korean | 흐느낌 (heuneuggim) |
| Hebrew | להתייפח (lahteeyfkh) |
| Greek | αναφιλητό (anaphileto) |
| Dutch | snik (snik) |
| Tagalog | hikbi (heekbee) |
| Vietnamese | nức nở (newurky nur) |
| Turkish | hıçkırık (huchkuruk) |
| Persian | هق هق (hahk hahk) |
| Polish | szloch (shlawkh) |
| Ukrainian | ридання (rydannya) |
| Bengali | কান্না (kahnnah) |
| Swedish | snyfta (snewftah) |
| Italian | singhiozzare (seenggyohtsahray) |
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