stifled scream

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A scream that someone tries to stop.

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Examples (20)

  • She bit her lip, trying to hold back a stifled scream.
  • She covered her mouth, a stifled scream escaping only as a whimper.
  • A stifled scream escaped her lips as the horror unfolded.
  • A stifled scream of terror rose in her throat, but she swallowed it back.
  • He heard a faint, stifled scream from the locked room.
  • He heard a faint, stifled scream from the abandoned house.
  • The pain was so intense, she let out a short, stifled scream.
  • The horror of the scene drew a stifled scream from the witness.
  • In the silence, his stifled scream was almost imperceptible.
  • Trying not to wake anyone, she let out a stifled scream into her pillow.
  • The victim's stifled scream was the only sound in the dark alley.
  • Even in her dream, her stifled scream felt real.
  • She buried her face in the pillow, letting out a stifled scream of frustration.
  • A sudden noise made him jump, and a stifled scream caught in his chest.
  • A stifled scream of terror rose in her throat, but she swallowed it back.
  • The child's stifled scream was barely audible, yet full of pain.
  • He could feel the stifled scream building up inside him.
  • She managed to suppress the urge to let out a full scream, producing only a stifled scream.
  • The sudden shock elicited a stifled scream from the audience.
  • If he hadn't covered her mouth, a loud scream would have replaced her stifled scream.