a hoarse sob
Frequency: 6.25.5 per million words
A sob with a rough, low sound.
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Examples (10)
- She stifled a hoarse sob as the news sank in.
- From the next room, he heard a faint, hoarse sob.
- A hoarse sob escaped her lips, betraying her distress.
- He tried to speak, but only a hoarse sob caught in his throat.
- With a hoarse sob, the child buried her face in her mother's chest.
- The old man's hoarse sobs echoed through the quiet hospital corridor.
- Despite her efforts, a hoarse sob rose, thick with emotion.
- It was a hoarse sob, raw and full of pain, that broke the silence.
- He could feel a hoarse sob building in his chest, threatening to erupt.
- She let out a single, hoarse sob before regaining her composure.