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hitched sob

English translation: gasping (for breath) sob/sobbing with a catch in throat/breath

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English term or phrase:hitched sob
Selected answer:gasping (for breath) sob/sobbing with a catch in throat/breath
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

08:22 Sep 8, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: hitched sob
,the voice coming out as part of a hitched sob
Raffaella Carla
Italy
gasping (for breath) sob/sobbbing with a catch in throat/breath
Explanation:
There are a lot of different meanings for t"Hitch" but here it means catch/jerky

a hitch here is a catch with the breath stuck in the throat like there's a blockage. It means the person is gulping in air or gasping for breath at the same time as sobbing.

It may sound like a hiccup or rasping sobs

the chest may also be heaving up and down with the effort to breathe

some examples used in literature

https://landwords.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/the-lady-at-the-f...

"As her face distorted into one of pure despair, she lets out a hitched sob, chest heaving from the emptiness she now holds inside..."

https://www.wattpad.com/724807950-poignant-poems-silent-tear...
...A hitched sob stuck in his throat

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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-09-08 15:05:36 GMT)
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https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/i-hitched-gusts-of-a... England, English

I agree that it cannot mean "fasten". It seems to mean to take in gulps of air convulsively as one does when sobbing. It's almost the definition of sob: "To catch the breath in a convulsive manner"

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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2020-09-09 11:46:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped. Just going to edit glossary to remove one of those bs. from sobbbing - to sobbing. Sorry!
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:10
Grading comment
Really helpful, thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +3suppressed sob
Michael Sarni
4 +2gasping (for breath) sob/sobbbing with a catch in throat/breath
Yvonne Gallagher


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
suppressed sob


Explanation:
A sob which the person is trying to halt, suppress.

See:

Collins:
hitch, vb.
4) (intr) (chiefly US) to move in a halting manner

cf OED:
hitch, n.
7. figurative. An accidental or temporary stoppage, such as is caused by something suddenly getting caught or entangled; an impediment, obstruction.

Michael Sarni
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sajad Neisi
5 mins
agree  Mark Robertson
47 mins
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: no, NOT intentionally trying to stop or suppress
4 hrs
neutral  B D Finch: No, the meaning here is the one in your first (Collins) reference.
6 hrs
agree  Serhan Elmacıoğlu
7 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
gasping (for breath) sob/sobbbing with a catch in throat/breath


Explanation:
There are a lot of different meanings for t"Hitch" but here it means catch/jerky

a hitch here is a catch with the breath stuck in the throat like there's a blockage. It means the person is gulping in air or gasping for breath at the same time as sobbing.

It may sound like a hiccup or rasping sobs

the chest may also be heaving up and down with the effort to breathe

some examples used in literature

https://landwords.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/the-lady-at-the-f...

"As her face distorted into one of pure despair, she lets out a hitched sob, chest heaving from the emptiness she now holds inside..."

https://www.wattpad.com/724807950-poignant-poems-silent-tear...
...A hitched sob stuck in his throat

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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-09-08 15:05:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/i-hitched-gusts-of-a... England, English

I agree that it cannot mean "fasten". It seems to mean to take in gulps of air convulsively as one does when sobbing. It's almost the definition of sob: "To catch the breath in a convulsive manner"

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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2020-09-09 11:46:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped. Just going to edit glossary to remove one of those bs. from sobbbing - to sobbing. Sorry!

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317
Grading comment
Really helpful, thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Thea Brody
6 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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