strangled scream

Frequency: 6.03.9 per million words

A scream that is cut off or incomplete.

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Examples (20)

  • He let out a strangled scream as the monster lunged from the shadows.
  • A strangled scream escaped her lips as she saw the figure in the darkness.
  • A faint, strangled scream could be heard from the locked room.
  • He heard a strangled scream from the alleyway, followed by an eerie silence.
  • Her attempt to call for help resulted in only a strangled scream.
  • The sudden shock made her emit a strangled scream that quickly faded.
  • The hand clamped over her mouth, muffling what would have been a full-blown scream into a strangled one.
  • Fear choked her voice, and only a strangled scream emerged.
  • He woke up in a cold sweat, haunted by the memory of a strangled scream from his dream.
  • The victim's strangled scream was barely audible through the thick walls.
  • Despite her terror, she managed to suppress most of her fear, emitting only a small, strangled scream.
  • As the monster lunged, a strangled scream tore from her throat.
  • The detective noted the sudden silence after a brief, strangled scream.
  • She tried to shout, but it came out as a weak, strangled scream.
  • A strangled scream escaped his lips as the sharp pain pierced through him.
  • A strangled scream of terror echoed through the empty house.
  • The sound was not a clear cry, but rather a desperate, strangled scream.
  • His last sound was a desperate, strangled scream before he fell.
  • She heard a distant, almost imperceptible strangled scream in the dead of night.
  • The doctor heard a strangled scream from the operating room.