sob

sollozar

Llorar con sonidos fuertes y respiración entrecortada.

En inglés sencillo: To cry with loud, broken breaths.

• The child began to sob.
• She sobbed into her pillow.
• He was sobbing so hard that he could barely breathe.

Cómo se usa: sob with something (She sobbed with relief when her son returned.)

Sinónimos: weep, cry

Expresiones frecuentes: sob uncontrollably, sob into something, sob with grief

decir entre sollozos

Decir algo mientras se llora con la respiración entrecortada.

En inglés sencillo: To say something while crying with broken breaths.

• “I’m sorry,” she sobbed.
• He sobbed out the news about his dog.
• The boy sobbed that he wanted to go home.

Cómo se usa: sob that… (She sobbed that she had lost her keys.); sob out something (He sobbed out a few words of thanks.)

Expresiones frecuentes: sob out something, sob a reply

sollozo

Sonido corto y entrecortado que se produce al llorar.

En inglés sencillo: A short, broken sound someone makes while crying.

• I heard a quiet sob.
• She tried to hold back her sobs.
• A loud sob broke the silence.

Expresiones frecuentes: let out a sob, quiet sob, muffled sob