[sob] vb sobbed ; sob.bing [ME sobben] vi (13c) 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 ~ vt 1: to bring (as oneself) to a specified state by sobbing "sobbed himself to sleep"
2: to utter with sobs "sobbed out her grief"
[2]sob n (14c) 1: an act of sobbing
2: a sound like that of a sob SOB n [son of a bitch] (1918): bastard 3, son of a bitch