n.
Pronunciation: ' säb
Function: verb
Inflected Form: sobbed ; sob · bing
Etymology: Middle English sobben; akin to Middle Low German sabben to drool
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat b : to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath
2 : to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbing
transitive verb
1 : to bring (as oneself) to a specified state by sobbing < sobbed himself to sleep>
2 : to utter with sobs < sobbed out her grief>