Is there an exact word to describe "Sudden, loud crying / sobbing, with hiccups and gasping for air"?
(To describe someone who woke up crying from a bad dream)
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What makes the "sudden, loud crying with hiccups" related to "waking up with tears all over your face"? – Tasneem ZH Mar 26 at 6:18
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@TasneemZh No, not just tears but loud crying or sobbing with audible voice – Bella Swan Mar 26 at 6:22
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So the word you need is not necessarily related to describing that situation, I assume. – Tasneem ZH Mar 26 at 6:31
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@TasneemZh no, but I added the example because I had to use the word in that situation. – Bella Swan Mar 26 at 6:35
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Would high-pitched cry make a good equivalent to your definition? – Tasneem ZH Mar 26 at 6:42
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Do you know the word Blubber. This might fit your requirements.
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Seems like it fits, but I haven't used it, so just to be sure, is it a formal word? Like, formal enough to be used in essays or such? – Bella Swan Mar 26 at 6:55
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2To me "Blubber" sounds colloquial. Though in Vocabulary.com "blubbering" is shown to have been used by some well known newspapers. – eefar Mar 26 at 7:03
