sob
To weep with convulsive gaspsTo weep with convulsive gasps.
» Tom is sobbing.
Tom schluchzt.
Том ридає.
Том голосить.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To weep with convulsive gasps.
She was sobbing because she was feeling very miserable.
schluchzen
всхли́пыватьvsxlípyvatʹ, всхли́пнутьvsxlípnutʹ, рыда́тьrydátʹ
рида́тиrydáty, реві́тиrevíty, схли́пуватиsxlýpuvaty
weep convulsively
(transitive)To say (something) while sobbing.
"He doesn't love me!" she sobbed.
schluchzen
To soak.
Examples
110 sentencesTom is sobbing.
Том ридає.
deTom schluchzt.
She continued sobbing without looking up.
ruОна продолжала всхлипывать, не поднимая глаз.
deSie seufzte weiter, ohne aufzuschauen.
Tom came into the room, sobbing.
On entering the bedroom, she started sobbing.
I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.
ruЯ слышал её всхлипывания в спальне.
deIch konnte sie in ihrem Schlafzimmer schluchzen hören.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sobben, perhaps from Middle Low German sabben (“to drool, slobber, salFrom 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”).
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Forms
sobs, sobbing, sobbed, sobbedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle