sobbed — ˈsäbd adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by sob) (I) of sopped, past. participle of sop, v. chiefly dialect : thoroughly wet : soaked water sobbed potatoes … Useful english dictionary
sobbed — sÉ‘b /sÉ’b n. uncontrollable crying, convulsive weeping; sound of sobbing v. cry uncontrollably, weep convulsively sob (son of a bitch) sÉ‘b /sÉ’b n. nasty or disagreeable person, contemptible person (Vulgar Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
sob´bing|ly — sob «sob», verb, sobbed, sob|bing, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to cry or sigh with short, quick breaths: »sobbing and crying…as if her heart would break (Laurence Sterne). 2. to make a sound like a sob: » … Useful english dictionary
sob — I. verb (sobbed; sobbing) Etymology: Middle English sobben; akin to Middle Low German sabben to drool Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat b. to cry or weep with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sob */ — UK [sɒb] / US [sɑb] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sob : present tense I/you/we/they sob he/she/it sobs present participle sobbing past tense sobbed past participle sobbed to cry noisily while taking short breaths I could hear her… … English dictionary
Sob — Sob, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sobbed} (s[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sobbing}.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se[ o]fian, si[ o]fian, to complain, bewail, se[ o]fung, si[ o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s[=u]ft[=o]n, s[=u]ftj[=o]n, to sigh, MHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sobbing — Sob Sob, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sobbed} (s[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sobbing}.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se[ o]fian, si[ o]fian, to complain, bewail, se[ o]fung, si[ o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s[=u]ft[=o]n, s[=u]ftj[=o]n, to sigh, MHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vietnamese literature — is literature, both oral and written, created largely by Vietnamese speaking people, although Francophone Vietnamese and English speaking Vietnamese authors in Australia and the United States are counted by many critics as part of the national… … Wikipedia
List of EastEnders two-hander episodes — EastEnders two hander episodes refers to singular episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders that feature only two members of the cast for the duration. Scripted like mini plays, two hander episodes have become a tradition in EastEnders over the… … Wikipedia
Lockwood (Wuthering Heights) — Mr Lockwood, whose first name we are not given, is one of two narrators in Emily Brontë s Wuthering Heights, the other being Nelly Dean. He is an effete English gentleman who arrives on the Yorkshire moors for a retreat from city life, and spends … Wikipedia
