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Sob vs Outcry - What's the difference?

sob | outcry | Related terms |

Sob is a related term of outcry.


In lang=en terms the difference between sob and outcry

is that sob is to say (something) while sobbing while outcry is to cry louder than.

As nouns the difference between sob and outcry

is that sob is a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath while outcry is a loud cry or uproar.

As verbs the difference between sob and outcry

is that sob is to weep with convulsive gasps or sob can be to soak while outcry is to cry out.

sob

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (coarse, slang) son of a bitch
  • (uncountable) shortness of breath

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    * * * English three-letter words

    outcry

    English

    Noun

    (outcries)
  • a loud cry or uproar
    • His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.
  • a strong protest
    • The proposal was met with a public outcry .

    Verb

  • To cry out.
  • * 1919 , Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
    • I think any man who outcries against the power of the government in Germany soon ceases to cry at all, because he is crushed.
  • To cry louder than.
  • * 2003 , Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
    • ...outcrying the clacking of train wheels, the shrill of the whistle...
  • * 2007 , Anthony Dalton, Alone Against the Arctic (page 104)
    • The dogs added their voices to the din, howling for hours, each trying to outcry the others.

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