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SOB ADJ

SOB (short for 'short of breath') MED: kurzatmig

I. sob [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] N

sob: Schluchzen nt kein pl

sob: Schluchzer m <-s, ->

II. sob <-bb-> [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] VB intr

sob: schluchzen

III. sob <-bb-> [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] VB trans

1. sob (cry):

to sob one's heart out: sich dat die Seele aus dem Leib weinen

to sob oneself to sleep: sich acc in den Schlaf weinen

2. sob (say while crying):

to sob sth: etw schluchzen

“no, please don't go, ” she sobbed: „nein, bitte geh nicht“, stieß sie schluchzend hervor

S.O.B. [Am ˌesoʊˈbi:] N Am pej inf

SOB abbreviation of son of a bitch

SOB: Scheißkerl m <-s, -e> coarse

See also

son of a ˈbitch <pl sons of bitches>, son·of·a·ˈbitch <pl -es> N Am vulg

son of a bitch: Scheißkerl m <-s, -e> coarse

ˈsob sis·ter N inf

sob sister (journalist): Verfasserin f rührseliger Geschichten

sob sister (agony aunt): Briefkastentante f

sob sister (actress): Schauspielerin, die sentimentale Rollen spielt

ˈsob sto·ry N inf

1. sob story (story):

sob story: rührselige Geschichte

2. sob story (excuse):

sob story: Ausrede f <-, -n>

to tell a sob story: mit einer Mitleid heischenden Ausrede daherkommen inf

ˈsob stuff N no pl inf

sob stuff: rührselige Geschichten

Present
I	sob
you	sob
he/she/it	sobs
we	sob
you	sob
they	sob

Past
I	sobbed
you	sobbed
he/she/it	sobbed
we	sobbed
you	sobbed
they	sobbed

Present Perfect
I	have	sobbed
you	have	sobbed
he/she/it	has	sobbed
we	have	sobbed
you	have	sobbed
they	have	sobbed

Past Perfect
I	had	sobbed
you	had	sobbed
he/she/it	had	sobbed
we	had	sobbed
you	had	sobbed
they	had	sobbed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sob uncontrollably: hemmungslos schluchzen

to sob miserably: jämmerlich schluchzen

to sob one's heart out: sich dat die Seele aus dem Leib weinen

to gulp back a sob: einen Schluchzer unterdrücken

to tell a sob story: mit einer Mitleid heischenden Ausrede daherkommen inf

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