Meaning
2 sensesA cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
Schluchzen, Schluchzer
всхли́пываниеvsxlípyvanije, рыда́ниеrydánije
рида́нняrydánnja, реві́нняrevínnja
(onomatopoeic)The sound of sob.
- convulsive gasp made while weeping
- a dyspneic condition
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Examples
110 sentencesTom is sobbing.
Том ридає. — deniko
deTom schluchzt. — Felixjp
She continued sobbing without looking up.
ruОна продолжала всхлипывать, не поднимая глаз. — Wezel
deSie seufzte weiter, ohne aufzuschauen. — raggione
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. — odexed
deIch konnte sie in ihrem Schlafzimmer schluchzen hören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
plural: sobsSynonyms
4 synonyms- convulsive gasp made while weeping:sobbing
- a dyspneic condition:shortness of breathbreathlessness
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous:prick