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Things sob often describes ("sob ________")
How sob often is described ("________ sob")
- desperate
- broken
- terrible
- suppressed
- big
- single
- involuntary
- sudden
- gentle
- hysterical
- tough
- mournful
- hard
- irrepressible
- deep
- harsh
- smothered
- angry
- passionate
- painful
- great
- pathetic
- uncontrollable
- pitiful
- heavy
- repressed
- arrogant
- frightened
- subdued
- miserable
- terrific
- huge
- ragged
- heartbroken
- loud
- mighty
- little
- half
- horrible
- nervous
- faint
- audible
- helpless
- lucky
- quiet
- anguished
- choked
- hoarse
- childish
- plaintive
- inarticulate
- low
- short
- bitter
- thick
- dry
- louder
- tearless
- tiny
- unexpected
- dumb
- drawn
- occasional
- quick
- near
- long
- violent
- slight
- wild
- tremulous
- happy
- strangled
- wrenching
- convulsive
- breathless
- heartrending
- stifled
- piteous
- silent
- muffled
- strange
- soft
- sharp
- rending
- last
