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sob

/sɒb/verb

उच्चारण सॉब

सिसकना

Basic word

verbsobbing, sobbed
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    [I, T]

    to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths

    सिसकना

    • She sobbed bitterly.
    • The little girl sobbed in her mother's arms.
    • He sobbed with relief when he heard his name on the pass list.
    + 1 more example
    • She sobbed quietly into her pillow all night.

    Synonyms cry weep wail blubber

    Opposite laugh

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cry weep wail blubber

Antonyms

laugh

§Grammar and usage

Keep the crying verbs: cry, weep (formal), sob (noisily), wail (loudly with a long sound), whimper (softly, weakly).

रोने के verbs याद रखिए: cry, weep (औपचारिक), sob (आवाज़ के साथ, सिसकना), wail (लंबी ऊँची आवाज़ में, विलाप), whimper (धीरे, कमज़ोर आवाज़ में)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Sob story (a story that somebody tells to get sympathy, often not true), sob your heart out (cry very much).

Collocations: sob story (सहानुभूति पाने के लिए सुनाई गई, प्रायः झूठी कहानी), sob your heart out (बहुत रोना)।