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The phrase "muffled sobs" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe quiet or suppressed crying, often conveying a sense of sadness or distress. Example: "In the corner of the room, she sat with her head in her hands, her muffled sobs barely audible over the sound of the rain."
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On a Friday night in late March, Roth heard muffled sobs coming from Joey's room in the basement.
I see my towel.... (Muffled sobs).
Through muffled sobs, she tells me that she's at a loss.
I lay down in the next bedroom and listened to her muffled sobs.
I barely recognized my own voice echoing the incantation, the words punctuated by muffled sobs in the room.
But instead of the usual din from cheering fans, muffled sobs came from those in the wooden bleachers.
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"This was not an unwanted pregnancy," the mother says, muffling sobs, "it's guilt no matter which way you go".
The moments when my knees were tucked under my chin and tears poured down my face as I tried to muffle sobs in the crook of my elbow.
She muffled her sobs with the palm of her hand.
Her father spoke once again: "The girl you described is not my daughter," he yelled, muffling his sobs, "and she wasn't pregnant.
-- and since he doesn't burst into gutteral screams, I assume he had a co-worker stationed outside with a pillow that was then used to muffle his sobs.
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