a stifled cry

Examples (10)

• As the figure emerged from the shadows, she let out a stifled cry.
• Hiding under the bed, the boy heard a stifled cry from the other room.
• He bit his lip to suppress a stifled cry of pain when the doctor reset the bone.
• A stifled cry escaped her lips when she saw the surprise party.
• At the funeral, all you could hear was the occasional stifled cry from the mourners.
• The only sound in the silent courtroom was a single, stifled cry as the verdict was read.
• She covered her mouth, her shock manifesting as a stifled cry.
• I thought I was alone until I heard a faint, stifled cry behind the curtain.
• Even the bravest soldier might let out a stifled cry when suddenly wounded.
• He woke up with a stifled cry, the nightmare still vivid in his mind.