Sob — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a dyspneic condition

insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːb/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒb/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɑːb/.

Examples

He was sobbing inconsolably

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mother fucker breathlessness motherfucker prick son of a bitch sobbing asshole shortness of breath whoreson cocksucker shit bastard dickhead

Parts of Speech

noun	a dyspneic condition
noun	insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
noun	convulsive gasp made while weeping
verb	weep convulsively “He was sobbing inconsolably”

Word Forms

breathless	adjective	appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
sob	verb	weep convulsively
sob	noun	convulsive gasp made while weeping
sobbing	noun	convulsive gasp made while weeping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schluchzen

ein dyspnoischer Zustand

🇫🇷French

sanglot

un état dyspnéique

🇪🇸Spanish

sollozo

una condición disneica

🇮🇹Italian

singhiozzare

una condizione dispnoica

🇳🇱Dutch

snik

een dyspneu-aandoening

🇵🇹Portuguese

soluço

uma condição dispneica

🇷🇺Russian

рыдать

одышка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एसओबी

एक कष्टकारी स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

কান্না

একটি শ্বাসকষ্টের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுகை

ஒரு மூச்சுத்திணறல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏడుపు

ఒక శ్వాసకోశ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

रडणे

डिस्पेनिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રડવું

ડિસ્પેનીક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗದ್ಗದಿತನಾದ

ಡಿಸ್ಪ್ನಿಕ್ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കരച്ചിൽ

ഒരു ഡിസ്പ്നിക് അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਣਾ

ਇੱਕ dyspneic ਹਾਲਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

رونا

ایک dyspneic حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哭泣

呼吸困难

🇯🇵Japanese

すすり泣く

呼吸困難状態

🇰🇷Korean

흐느낌

호흡 곤란 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nức nở

tình trạng khó thở

🇹🇭Thai

ร้องไห้

ภาวะหายใจลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menangis

suatu kondisi dispnea

🇵🇭Filipino

hikbi

isang dyspneic na kondisyon

🇲🇾Malay

menangis teresak-esak

keadaan dyspneic

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنهد

حالة ضيق التنفس

🇮🇷Persian

گریه کردن

یک وضعیت تنگی نفس

🇹🇷Turkish

hıçkırmak

dispneik bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

בֶּן כַּלבָּה

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