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sob
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[ noun ] convulsive gasp made while weeping
Synonyms Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)One hebephrenic woman often became submerged in what felt to me like a somehow phony experience of pseudo emotion , during which , despite her wracking sobs and streaming cheeks , I felt only a cold annoyance with her . (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)A_couple_of sobs escaped him , followed by a sentiment that revealed his emotional_state . |
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[ verb ] weep convulsively
Examples "He was sobbing inconsolably" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I had squeezed the trigger of my own gun , and to my amazement , it had fired and kicked_back into my shoulder with the force of an angry mule ; and then I was adding my own voice to the crescendo of sound , hurling more vile language than I ever thought I knew , sobbing and shouting , and aware that if I had passed_water before , it was not enough , for my pants were soaking wet . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine) a dyspneic condition
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[ noun ] (obscene) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
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