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Meanings of SOB in English

Portuguese
filha da puta
Catalan
bastard
Spanish
cerdo

Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous.

filha da puta
Portuguese
dispnéia

A dyspneic condition.

dispnéia
Catalan
sanglot

Convulsive gasp made while weeping.

sanglot
Synonyms
Examples for "sobbing"
Examples for "sobbing"
1
Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night.
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
2
Heavy with water, sobbing painful cold breaths, we got to the top.
Engine Summer
3
Her weeping voice melted in the melancholy sobbing of the aureate sea.
The Eternal Maiden
4
Jean Valjean had entered the galleys sobbing and shuddering; he emerged impassive.
Les Misérables
5
Then the young man was let down sobbing onto the blood-spattered earth.
The half-made world
Usage of SOB in English
1
Storm and Toppers went directly from Union Station to Senator Windslow's SOB.
A Brewing Storm
2
He doesn't need Annihilax to tell him to be a vicious SOB.
Death angel
3
A second scream came, piteous, all hope gone, choking sobs followed it.
Micah & Strange Candy
4
I didn't want to hear sobs and cries; I wanted an explanation.
The devil's closet
5
Then he sobbed and lost whatever words he had planned to say.
The President's Assassin
6
He caught his breath in a sob; the steps had begun again.
The Toll-House / Sailor's Knots, Part 7.
7
The idea suffocated her; each sob drew from her a dull moan.
His Masterpiece
8
And it was so painful!' Artyom made out the words between sobs.
Metro 2033
9
And once-once -butthe sob in her voice gathered up the words.
The Glory of the Conquered: The Story of a Great Love
10
Some of the girls began to sob; the boys were struck silent.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1
11
On the landing a sob escaped her; she turned and twice ejaculated:
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
12
The rabbi's daughter wasn't praying anymore; the new woman's sobs had quieted.
The Storyteller
13
Once she was far enough away, she let out a wrenching sob.
The Good Girls
14
There was dismay in her face and a sob in her voice.
Nedra
15
She buried her face in the pillow to fight back the sobs.
The Foolish Virgin
16
At this moment the child crouching in the snow began to sob.
The Nameless Castle
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Translations for SOB
Spanish
cerdo
SOB through the time
SOB across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common