sob
/ˌɛs oʊ ˈbi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Voicing her frustration on the case’s progress, Darlene told the Dayton Daily News, “Up to six months ago, I wanted the SOBs killed. Now I don’t care. I just want to know what happened, and where the body is, and where the remains will be found. […]”"
- "“My husband, alas! whom I now (sob, sob) mourn, A short time since (sob) to this grave (sob) was borne; And (sob) he lies buried in this (sob, sob) grave.”"
- "She was sobbing because she was feeling very miserable."
- "She sigh'd, she sobb'd, and, furious with despair, / She rent her garments, and she tore her hair."
- ""He doesn't love me!" she sobbed."
- "the Tree, being sobbed and wet, ſwells the Wood"
Etymology
From Middle English sobben, perhaps from Middle Low German sabben (“to drool, slobber, salivate”). Cognate with West Frisian sabje, sobje (“to suck”), Dutch zabben, sabbelen (“to suck”), zabberen (“to drool”), German Low German sabbeln, severn (“to drool”), German sabbern (“to drool, slobber”), Norwegian sabbe (“to spill, drop, make a mess”). Compare also Old English sēofian (“to lament”), German saufen (“to drink, swig”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sobben, sabben
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɛs oʊ ˈbi/
- British English: /sɒb/