a strangled cry

Frequency: 5.95.5 per million words

A cry that is difficult to produce, as if being choked.

cryADJECTIVE + cry (noun: shout/loud noise)

Categories:

strangled

Examples (10)

  • She let out a strangled cry of terror when she saw the shadow move.
  • He stifled a strangled cry as he hid in the closet, hoping not to be found.
  • A strangled cry escaped his lips when he touched the hot stove.
  • The only sound he could make was a strangled cry for help.
  • With a strangled cry, she recognized the face of her long-lost brother in the crowd.
  • He woke from the nightmare with a strangled cry caught in his throat.
  • The news of the accident was met with a strangled cry from his mother.
  • I tried to call out his name, but it came out as a weak, strangled cry.
  • The wrestler gave a strangled cry as his opponent applied the chokehold.
  • Her relief was so overwhelming that it manifested as a short, strangled cry.