sob

sob
sobber, n.sobbingly, adv.sobful, adj.
/sob/, v., sobbed, sobbing, n.
v.i.
1. to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
2. to make a sound resembling this.
v.t.
3. to utter with sobs.
4. to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep.
n.
5. the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
6. any sound suggesting this.
[1150-1200; ME sobben, appar. imit.]

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