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Exact Match:

sob: convulsive gasp made while weeping; weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

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meanie collapse: a person of mean disposition

son of a bitch collapse

fart collapse: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus; expel intestinal gases through the anus

sob story collapse: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy

tearjerker collapse: an excessively sentimental narrative

sweetness and light collapse: a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"

whimper collapse: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

mushiness collapse: a mushy pulpy softness

louse collapse: wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

bathos collapse: triteness or triviality of style

turd collapse

newsman collapse

cub reporter collapse

leg man collapse

rewrite man collapse

sob sister collapse: a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories

nostalgia collapse: longing for something past

lament collapse: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

copyreader collapse

sentimentality collapse: extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

journalist collapse: a writer for newspapers and magazines

greet collapse: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"; send greetings to; express greetings upon meeting someone; be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

plaint collapse: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed

stinker collapse: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

moan collapse

romanticism collapse: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"

bleeding heart collapse: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged; garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

pill collapse: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size; a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception; something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"; a unpleasant or tiresome person

sibilate collapse: utter a sibilant; pronounce with an initial sibilant

goo collapse

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

yowl collapse: utter shrieks, as of cats

drawl collapse: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

outcry collapse

whine collapse: complain whiningly; move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"

yell collapse: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

rogue collapse: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

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