strangled sob
Frequency: 5.30.7 per million words
A sound of crying that is choked off, often indicating a struggle to control deep emotion.
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Examples (10)
- She tried to hold back her tears, but a strangled sob escaped her lips.
- A strangled sob was the only sound she made when she heard the news.
- He fought to maintain his composure, but a strangled sob caught in his throat.
- The child let out a tiny, strangled sob as he clung to his mother.
- Despite her efforts to be brave, a strangled sob betrayed her true feelings.
- The witness's voice broke, ending in a barely audible strangled sob.
- I heard a strangled sob from the next room, indicating deep distress.
- With a strangled sob, she finally admitted her fear.
- He tried to speak, but only a strangled sob came out.
- A single, strangled sob was all the grief she could express at that moment.