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Meanings of sob (sobs) in English
Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous.
Portuguese
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Examples for "sobbing"
Examples for "sobbing"
1
Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night.
2
Heavy with water, sobbing painful cold breaths, we got to the top.
3
Her weeping voice melted in the melancholy sobbing of the aureate sea.
4
Jean Valjean had entered the galleys sobbing and shuddering; he emerged impassive.
5
Then the young man was let down sobbing onto the blood-spattered earth.
Usage of sobs in English
1
A second scream came, piteous, all hope gone, choking sobs followed it.
2
I didn't want to hear sobs and cries; I wanted an explanation.
3
And it was so painful!' Artyom made out the words between sobs.
4
The rabbi's daughter wasn't praying anymore; the new woman's sobs had quieted.
5
She buried her face in the pillow to fight back the sobs.
6
Anna turned away; she was on the point of bursting into sobs.
7
Bonnie's steady, racking sobs had come from the bedroom, counterpointing his words.
8
Kit cried, and in the midst of hysterical sobs, the door slammed.
9
The young ladies were silent; but they could not restrain their sobs.
10
She cried for a long time, the sobs convulsive but also cathartic.
11
He was crying now, great racking sobs that shook his whole body.
12
Heidi had to fight the sobs that were rising in her throat.
13
Tears and sobs followed; and, finally, the child wept herself to sleep.
14
She heaved great sobs into the waterproof fur of the otter-skin pouch.
15
Words came to Chicken Little at last in a burst of sobs:
16
My own breath came in sobs, and the perspiration almost blinded me.
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Translations for sobs
Spanish
Sobs through the time
Sobs across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common