sob

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Nghĩa (English)

1. A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
2. sound of sob

cry bitterly

cry loudly

be choked with tears

weep bitterly

act of sobbing

burst into tears

catch the breath

weep for

Tính thường xuyên

Phát âm là (IPA)

/sɒb/

From 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”).

Cognate with Tiếng Hà Lan

zabben

Cognate with Tiếng Đức

sabbern

Cognate with Tiếng Đức

saufen

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