SOB
Wail with tears
As a verb, sob means to cry audibly with convulsive breaths, often signaling deep emotional distress.
The sound of sobbing is distinct from other types of crying due to its rhythmic gasping.
As a noun, a sob refers to the act or sound of sobbing: Her sobs echoed through the empty room.
SOB is also an abbreviation for “shortness of breath,” used in medical contexts to describe difficulty breathing.
In slang, SOB is shorthand for “son of a bitch,” a vulgar insult targeting someone’s character or behavior: That SOB cut me off in traffic.
Abrupt pulling motion
- bastardChild of unmarried parents
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- scumbagContemptible, dishonest person
- lowlifeDisreputable, despicable person
wretch · villain · rascal · scoundrel · cad · heel · louse · rat
weep
Shed tears emotionally
blubber · whimper · sniffle · heave · gasp · shudder · choke · hiccup · moan · grief
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
lowlife · wretch · villain · rascal · scoundrel · cad · heel · louse · rat · sleazeball
gasp
Sudden sharp breath
heave · shudder · catch · ragged · labored · pant · wheeze · chest · diaphragm · spasm
shortness
Lack of length
- breathAir taken in
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
symptom · exertion · wheezing · chest · tightness · oxygen · saturation · cardiac · pulmonary · diagnosis
- sob storyPitiful excuse for sympathy
- sob storiesAccounts meant to elicit pity
- sob uncontrollably
- sob sisterWriter of emotional appeals