Sob
verb
To cry with a loud, uncontrolled sound because you are very upset or in a lot of pain.
She began to sob uncontrollably.
Often appears as...
- sob uncontrollably
- sob loudly
noun
An act or sound of sobbing.
I could hear a gentle sob from the bedroom.
Often appears as...
- hear a sob
- gentle sob
verb
To cry with a loud, uncontrolled sound because you are very upset or in a lot of pain.
She began to sob uncontrollably.
Often appears as...
- sob uncontrollably
- sob loudly
noun
An act or sound of sobbing.
I could hear a gentle sob from the bedroom.
Often appears as...
- hear a sob
- gentle sob
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emotion
Use 'sob' to describe crying that is intense and hard to control, showing deep emotions.
After the movie's tragic ending, he couldn't help but sob.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Pain
'Sob' is also used when someone is crying due to intense physical pain, not just emotional pain.
She sobbed as the doctor treated her burnt hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Volume and Control
A 'sob' is usually loud, and suggests the person cannot control their crying.
When he heard the news, he began to sob loudly.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emotion
Use 'sob' to describe crying that is intense and hard to control, showing deep emotions.
After the movie's tragic ending, he couldn't help but sob.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Pain
'Sob' is also used when someone is crying due to intense physical pain, not just emotional pain.
She sobbed as the doctor treated her burnt hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Volume and Control
A 'sob' is usually loud, and suggests the person cannot control their crying.
When he heard the news, he began to sob loudly.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emotion
Use 'sob' to describe crying that is intense and hard to control, showing deep emotions.
After the movie's tragic ending, he couldn't help but sob.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Pain
'Sob' is also used when someone is crying due to intense physical pain, not just emotional pain.
She sobbed as the doctor treated her burnt hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Volume and Control
A 'sob' is usually loud, and suggests the person cannot control their crying.
When he heard the news, he began to sob loudly.
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Video examples
Storytelling can be...
trust anyone whenever you hear a sob story you better get fat checking and now I realize that's not actually true you know samantha has a party is an exception not everyone is out there conning but my cynicism has actually kind of paid off in the sense that you know I have an alert out for all the con
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Art of the Matter PIPE Nat...
at that point I was at the peak of my fashion career. So, I had just launched a label, I wanted to take that the next step forward, but then when this unfolded I was just completely debilitated. I was in my bed sobbing for about a month and I realized that I couldn't just go on with my life
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
different thinking that it belongs to you taking some kind of self-important ownership over somebody else's trauma it's very very different from barring rigorous witness whichever doesn't shock you and terrify you and keep you up all night and make you sob you're not paying
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Christina Costa: How...
sobbing, happy and grateful tears, thinking about what my neurosurgeon's team did. I started to feel such an immense sense of gratitude for science, medicine and my medical team, that those thoughts started to drown out the "What is my life going to be like?" thoughts.
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It's OK to feel...
it is the tidal wave that comes and just takes you down and you lose all civilization, you lose all your attainments, all your wisdom. Nothing can stand up to that. You literally go to the floor. And you sob and you grieve, and she holds them through that.
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Yuko Munakata: The...
revealing wiring inside. Debris came crumbling down on us. People were screaming and sobbing. The plane plummeted again. After an eternity, the pilot came on and announced, "We don't know what that was.
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The power of diversity...
from the hospital. She was there because my grandmother had cancer surgery that day. Finally, the doors opened, and she said, "She's gone. She's gone." She started sobbing and immediately said,
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The Japanese folktale of...
kegare was by far the greatest. After paying his respects for the 80th time, he set out for home once more. But as darkness fell, he heard strained sobs in the night air.
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New Home for Mama Abut PIPE...
isn't it now that's what we wanted to right it's up to her now she's a this is her second chance let's behave if you want here I'll be sobbing I always do do
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The real story of Rosa...
and Mabel, who he has only seen as smiling and helpful and happy, is bent over the sink, and she's crying, and she's sobbing inconsolably.
Video examples
Storytelling can be...
trust anyone whenever you hear a sob story you better get fat checking and now I realize that's not actually true you know samantha has a party is an exception not everyone is out there conning but my cynicism has actually kind of paid off in the sense that you know I have an alert out for all the con
Video examples
Art of the Matter PIPE Nat...
at that point I was at the peak of my fashion career. So, I had just launched a label, I wanted to take that the next step forward, but then when this unfolded I was just completely debilitated. I was in my bed sobbing for about a month and I realized that I couldn't just go on with my life
Video examples
Alexandra Fuller: Born...
different thinking that it belongs to you taking some kind of self-important ownership over somebody else's trauma it's very very different from barring rigorous witness whichever doesn't shock you and terrify you and keep you up all night and make you sob you're not paying
Video examples
Christina Costa: How...
sobbing, happy and grateful tears, thinking about what my neurosurgeon's team did. I started to feel such an immense sense of gratitude for science, medicine and my medical team, that those thoughts started to drown out the "What is my life going to be like?" thoughts.
Video examples
It's OK to feel...
it is the tidal wave that comes and just takes you down and you lose all civilization, you lose all your attainments, all your wisdom. Nothing can stand up to that. You literally go to the floor. And you sob and you grieve, and she holds them through that.
Video examples
Yuko Munakata: The...
revealing wiring inside. Debris came crumbling down on us. People were screaming and sobbing. The plane plummeted again. After an eternity, the pilot came on and announced, "We don't know what that was.
Video examples
The power of diversity...
from the hospital. She was there because my grandmother had cancer surgery that day. Finally, the doors opened, and she said, "She's gone. She's gone." She started sobbing and immediately said,
Video examples
The Japanese folktale of...
kegare was by far the greatest. After paying his respects for the 80th time, he set out for home once more. But as darkness fell, he heard strained sobs in the night air.
Video examples
New Home for Mama Abut PIPE...
isn't it now that's what we wanted to right it's up to her now she's a this is her second chance let's behave if you want here I'll be sobbing I always do do
Video examples
The real story of Rosa...
and Mabel, who he has only seen as smiling and helpful and happy, is bent over the sink, and she's crying, and she's sobbing inconsolably.
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Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
I believe everyone should have a good death. You know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. Because after all, tears are appropriate on a death bed. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.
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Constance Wu
American Actress
I don't have the best family life. I'm not going to have a sob story and be like, my parents abandoned me, because they didn't. But they also are not that present. When I'm alone, I'm alone. I don't have anybody to call, and so I have to create meaning from myself.
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Kierston Wareing
English Actress
I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.
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Valerie Harper
American Actress
I've had very deep moments of sadness. What I do is really sob, really cry, do whatever it is, and then kind of release it. Then I can go cook dinner or make a phone call to a friend.
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Jamila Woods
American Musician
My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the end, but it drilled into my head that my voice is important.
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Jill Clayburgh
American Actress
A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen.
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Busy Philipps
American Actress
I called my mom sobbing when Birdie was a few months old and said, 'I'm sorry. All this time, I had no idea how much you loved me.
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Janet Varney
American Actress
I have such respect and awe for journalists who are able to communicate important information to the masses without sobbing.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English Poet
But the child's sob curses deeper in the silence than the strong man in his wrath!
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Eddie Alvarez
American Athlete
Me? I'm no sob story. I get paid well, and I live comfortably.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
I believe everyone should have a good death. You know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. Because after all, tears are appropriate on a death bed. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.
Quote examples
Constance Wu
American Actress
I don't have the best family life. I'm not going to have a sob story and be like, my parents abandoned me, because they didn't. But they also are not that present. When I'm alone, I'm alone. I don't have anybody to call, and so I have to create meaning from myself.
Quote examples
Kierston Wareing
English Actress
I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.
Quote examples
Valerie Harper
American Actress
I've had very deep moments of sadness. What I do is really sob, really cry, do whatever it is, and then kind of release it. Then I can go cook dinner or make a phone call to a friend.
Quote examples
Jamila Woods
American Musician
My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the end, but it drilled into my head that my voice is important.
Quote examples
Jill Clayburgh
American Actress
A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen.
Quote examples
Busy Philipps
American Actress
I called my mom sobbing when Birdie was a few months old and said, 'I'm sorry. All this time, I had no idea how much you loved me.
Quote examples
Janet Varney
American Actress
I have such respect and awe for journalists who are able to communicate important information to the masses without sobbing.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English Poet
But the child's sob curses deeper in the silence than the strong man in his wrath!
Quote examples
Eddie Alvarez
American Athlete
Me? I'm no sob story. I get paid well, and I live comfortably.
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