sob

verb
UK /sɒb/
US /sɑːb/

To cry with loud, shaky breaths.

The little girl began to sob when she lost her toy.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. An act or sound of crying noisily.

I heard a sob coming from the next room.

3. To make a sound like a sob.

The wind sobbed through the trees all night.

4. (informal) Short for son of a bitch, used as an insult.

That lucky sob won the lottery again.