sob

むせび泣く、すすり泣く

声を上げ、息を途切れさせながら泣く。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： sob with something (She sobbed with relief when her son returned.)

類義語： weep, cry

よく使う表現： sob uncontrollably, sob into something, sob with grief

泣きながら言う

息を途切れさせて泣きながら、何かを言う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

よく使う表現： sob out something, sob a reply

すすり泣き

泣いている時に出す、短く途切れた声。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： let out a sob, quiet sob, muffled sob