- sob
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ big, deep, great▪ little, small▪ loud▪ quiet, silent, soft▪ choked, hoarse, muffled, stifled, strangled▪ choking, gasping, heaving, racking, shuddering▪
I couldn't hold back the heaving sobs.
▪ dryVERB + SOB▪ give, let out▪ break (down) into, burst into▪My father broke down into sobs.
▪ be racked by, be racked with, heave with, shake with▪Her body was racked with sobs.
▪ choke back, hold back, muffle, stifle▪Choking back a sob, she ran to her father's chair.
▪ hearSOB + VERB▪ break from sb/sth, come from, escape sb/sth▪A sob escaped her lips.
▪ rise▪A choked sob rose in his throat.
▪ catch▪A dry sob caught in her throat.
▪ rack sth, shake sth▪Deep racking sobs shook his whole body.
▪ subsideSOB + NOUN▪ story▪You can't expect me to believe this sob story!
PREPOSITION▪ between sobs▪‘I don't want to go!’ she said between sobs.
▪ on a sob▪Ellen choked on a sob before admitting the truth.
▪ through sobs▪He continued his story through stifled sobs.
▪ with a sob▪‘Why didn't you tell me?’ she asked with a sob.
▪ sob from▪a sob from George
PHRASES▪ a sob of despair, a sob of pain, a sob of relief▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a great sob of despair
verbADVERB▪ aloud▪ loudly▪ quietly, silently, softly▪ hysterically, uncontrollably, wildly▪ almost▪He was pleading, almost sobbing, first silently and then aloud.
VERB + SOB▪ begin to, start to▪He began to sob uncontrollably.
▪ hear sb▪I heard a child sob loudly.
PREPOSITION▪ into▪She began sobbing into her pillow.
▪ with▪She was sobbing with pain and fear.
PHRASES▪ sob your heart out▪ begin sobing, start sobing▪She started sobbing hysterically.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
