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sob in Tagalog

hikbi

UK/sɒb//sɑb/

sob in Tagalog: hikbi. In English, sob means a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

Tagalog words for sob

a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
hikbi

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 Tagalog

What is the meaning of sob in Tagalog?
Sob in Tagalog is hikbi.
Ano ang sob sa Tagalog?
Sob: hikbi.
What does sob mean in English?
Sob means a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sob (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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