Sobbing means crying with short, strong breaths. People sob when they feel very sad or hurt. It is a strong kind of crying.
She began to sob after hearing news.
The child sobbed loudly in the room.
As a noun, a sob is the sound of crying with quick breaths. It shows sadness or pain and is a loud noise.
Her sob broke the quiet in the room.
There was a sob from the next door.
SOB is slang to call someone rude or bad. It is often an insult and not polite. Usually, it means a person is unpleasant or mean.
He is such a sob for breaking the promise.
Don't be a sob and help us please.
SOB is an offensive slang phrase meaning 'son of a b****'. People use it to show strong dislike or anger. It is rude and should be used carefully.
That SOB lied to everyone here.
Watch out for that SOB; he cheats people.
SOB can mean 'Shortness Of Breath' in medicine. It describes when someone cannot breathe well, often from illness or effort. Doctors use this abbreviation in reports.
The patient suffers from SOB after exercise.
Doctors asked about his SOB symptoms today.
SOB can be a funny, polite way to say 'Son of a B****'. People say 'Son of the Bride' instead to avoid bad words. It is less rude and used in jokes.
He called him a SOB jokingly, meaning 'son of the bride'.
Some use SOB as a mild joke, not insult.
In computing, SOB means 'Start Of Block'. It shows where a data block starts in files or signals. This is used by programmers and technical people.
The message begins with an SOB marker.
Check the data for SOB at the block start.
