strangled cry

Frequency: 5.50.8 per million words

A cry that is suddenly stopped or made weak by strong emotion or a constriction of the throat.

strangledADJECTIVE + NOUN

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cry

Examples (10)

  • She let out a strangled cry of pain.
  • A strangled cry escaped his lips as he saw the news.
  • The child's strangled cry for help was barely audible.
  • He tried to speak, but only a strangled cry came out.
  • Overwhelmed by grief, she uttered a strangled cry.
  • The victim's strangled cry echoed in the empty room.
  • I heard a faint, strangled cry from the alley.
  • His anger was so intense that it ended in a strangled cry.
  • She suppressed the urge to scream, letting out only a strangled cry.
  • If you hear a strangled cry, something is definitely wrong.