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• US: /ˌɛs oʊ ˈbi/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /sɒb/
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• General-American: säb
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• General-American: /sɑb/
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -ɒb
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• CMU ARPABET: S AA1 B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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”).

See sop.

156 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• French: fdp — son of a bitch (abbreviation)
• German: Huso — son of a bitch (abbreviation)
• Portuguese: fdp — son of a bitch (abbreviation)
• Spanish: hdp — son of a bitch (abbreviation)
• Thai: บ้าจริง — son of a bitch (abbreviation)
• Arabic: شهيق (šahīq) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Arabic: شهقة (šahqa) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Bulgarian: ридание (ridanie) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Catalan: sanglot — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Danish: hulk — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Danish: hulken — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Dutch: snik — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Esperanto: ĝemploro — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Faroese: higst — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Finnish: nyyhkäys — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Finnish: nyyhkytys — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• French: sanglot — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Friulian: sangloç — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Galician: salouco — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• German: Schluchzen — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• German: Schluchzer — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Greek: αναφιλητό (anafilitó) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Greek: λυγμός (lygmós) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Hungarian: zokogás — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Icelandic: snökkt — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Icelandic: ekki — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Icelandic: ekkasog — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Icelandic: andvarp — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Irish: cuach — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Italian: singhiozzo — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Japanese: すすり泣き (susurinaki) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Central Kurdish: ھەنیسک (henîsk) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Central Kurdish: بەرانیسک (beranîsk) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Laki: ڤِرەنِسک (virenisk) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Southern Kurdish: وەرەنیسک (werenîsk) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Latin: singultus — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Latvian: elsas — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Latvian: šņuksti — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Persian: هق — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Persian: هقهق — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Polish: łkanie — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Polish: szlochanie — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Polish: szloch — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Portuguese: soluço — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Romanian: suspin — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Romansh: singlut — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Romansh: sanglut — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Romansh: singlot — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Romansh: sangluot — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Romansh: singluot — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Russian: всхли́пывание (vsxlípyvanije) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Russian: рыда́ние (rydánije) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Serbo-Croatian: jecanje — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Serbo-Croatian: је̏ца̄ј — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Serbo-Croatian: jȅcāj — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Sicilian: sugghiuzzu — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Sicilian: sugliuzzu — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Sicilian: sigghiuzzu — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Sicilian: sigliuzzu — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Slovene: ihta — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Spanish: sollozo — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Spanish: llanto — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Swedish: snyft — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Swedish: snyftning — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Tagalog: hikbi — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Ukrainian: рида́ння (rydánnja) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Ukrainian: реві́ння (revínnja) — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Venetan: sangiuto — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Venetan: sangiut — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Venetan: sangioto — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Venetan: sangiot — a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath
• Arabic: شَهِقَ (šahiqa) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Azerbaijani: hıçqırıq çəkmək — weep with convulsive gasps
• Azerbaijani: hıçqırmaq — weep with convulsive gasps
• Azerbaijani: içini çəkmək — weep with convulsive gasps
• Azerbaijani: hıçqıraraq ağlamaq — weep with convulsive gasps
• Bulgarian: ридая (ridaja) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Bulgarian: хлипам (hlipam) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Catalan: sanglotar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Chinese Mandarin: 泣不成聲 /泣不成声 (qìbùchéngshēng) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Chinese Mandarin: 痛哭 (tòngkū) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Czech: vzlykat — weep with convulsive gasps
• Czech: štkát — weep with convulsive gasps
• Danish: hulke — weep with convulsive gasps
• Dutch: snotteren — weep with convulsive gasps
• Esperanto: ploregi — weep with convulsive gasps
• Esperanto: ĝemplori — weep with convulsive gasps
• Faroese: higsta — weep with convulsive gasps
• Finnish: nyyhkyttää — weep with convulsive gasps
• French: sangloter — weep with convulsive gasps
• Friulian: sangloçâ — weep with convulsive gasps
• Galician: saloucar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Galician: choricar — weep with convulsive gasps
• German: schluchzen — weep with convulsive gasps
• Greek: κλαίω με λυγμούς (klaío me lygmoús) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Hindi: मुसमुसाना (musmusānā) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Hungarian: zokog — weep with convulsive gasps
• Icelandic: snökta — weep with convulsive gasps
• Icelandic: stynja — weep with convulsive gasps
• Icelandic: andvarpa — weep with convulsive gasps
• Icelandic: gráta — weep with convulsive gasps
• Icelandic: stynja upp — weep with convulsive gasps
• Italian: singhiozzare — weep with convulsive gasps
• Japanese: 啜り泣く — weep with convulsive gasps
• Latvian: elsot — weep with convulsive gasps
• Lithuanian: raudoti — weep with convulsive gasps
• Macedonian: липа (lipa) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Māori: koto — weep with convulsive gasps
• Māori: kotokoto — weep with convulsive gasps
• Māori: horuhoru — weep with convulsive gasps
• Māori: horu — weep with convulsive gasps
• Māori: hotu — weep with convulsive gasps
• Māori: hotuhotu — weep with convulsive gasps
• Middle English: sobben — weep with convulsive gasps
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hulka — weep with convulsive gasps
• Occitan: saumucar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Occitan: samucar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Persian: هقیدن — weep with convulsive gasps
• Polish: łkać — weep with convulsive gasps
• Polish: szlochać — weep with convulsive gasps
• Portuguese: soluçar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Quechua: hik'ipakuy — weep with convulsive gasps
• Romanian: hohoti — weep with convulsive gasps
• Romanian: boci — weep with convulsive gasps
• Romansh: sanglutter — weep with convulsive gasps
• Romansh: singlouotar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Russian: всхли́пывать (vsxlípyvatʹ) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Russian: всхли́пнуть (vsxlípnutʹ) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Russian: рыда́ть (rydátʹ) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Serbo-Croatian: jecati — weep with convulsive gasps
• Slovene: ihteti — weep with convulsive gasps
• Spanish: sollozar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Spanish: llantear — weep with convulsive gasps
• Spanish: plañir — weep with convulsive gasps
• Swedish: snyfta — weep with convulsive gasps
• Ukrainian: рида́ти (rydáty) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Ukrainian: реві́ти (revíty) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Ukrainian: схли́пувати (sxlýpuvaty) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Ukrainian: схлипну́ти (sxlypnúty) — weep with convulsive gasps
• Venetan: sangiutar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Venetan: sangiotar — weep with convulsive gasps
• Vietnamese: khóc thổn thức — weep with convulsive gasps
• Vietnamese: thổn thức — weep with convulsive gasps
• Vietnamese: khóc hu hu — weep with convulsive gasps
• Bulgarian: говоря през сълзи (govorja prez sǎlzi) — say (something) while sobbing
• Danish: hulke — say (something) while sobbing
• Dutch: snikken — say (something) while sobbing
• Finnish: nyyhkyttää — say (something) while sobbing
• French: dire en sanglotant — say (something) while sobbing
• German: schluchzen — say (something) while sobbing
• Icelandic: stynja upp — say (something) while sobbing
• Icelandic: segja frá með ekka — say (something) while sobbing
• Latvian: šņukstēt — say (something) while sobbing
• Middle English: sobben — say (something) while sobbing
• Persian: هقیدن — say (something) while sobbing
• Persian: هقگفتن — say (something) while sobbing