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sob in Arabic

شهيق šahīq

UK/sɒb//sɑb/

sob in Arabic: شهيق (šahīq), شهقة (šahqa), شَهِقَ (šahiqa). In English, sob means a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

Arabic words for sob

a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
شهيق šahīq, شهقة šahqa
weep with convulsive gasps
شَهِقَ šahiqa

English meaning of sob

  1. noun A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
  2. noun The sound of sob.
  3. verb To weep with convulsive gasps.
  4. verb To say (something) while sobbing.

Full definition of sob

sob in a sentence

  • She was sobbing because she was feeling very miserable.
  • "He doesn't love me!" she sobbed.

Synonyms of sob

sob in other languages

Questions about sob in Arabic

What is the meaning of sob in Arabic?
Sob in Arabic is شهيق (šahīq), شهقة (šahqa), شَهِقَ (šahiqa).
ما معنى كلمة sob؟
Sob: شهيق (šahīq), شهقة (šahqa), شَهِقَ (šahiqa).
What does sob mean in English?
Sob means a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

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