a muffled cry

Examples (10)

• From behind the gag, he could only manage a muffled cry for help.
• We heard a faint, muffled cry coming from the basement.
• She let out a muffled cry of surprise, covering her mouth with her hands.
• Buried under the pillows, his muffled cry was barely audible.
• As the doctor reset the bone, a muffled cry escaped through her clenched teeth.
• The only sound in the abandoned house was what sounded like a muffled cry.
• Did you just hear a muffled cry from the next room?
• He tried to shout a warning, but it came out as a muffled cry as he fell.
• A muffled cry from the closet alerted them to the child's hiding spot.
• The sound was so faint, almost a muffled cry, that I thought I had imagined it.