cry convulsively

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When she came abreast of it she uttered a second cry, convulsively grasped the edge of the boat, and cast a terrified glance backward.

From The Nameless Castle by Jókai, Mór

Alice was gazing piteously in his face, and with a little laugh, she began to cry convulsively.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

"Why, Baby, he—he—" Then she caught the little ink-stained figure to her and began to cry convulsively.

From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

When she thought of that she began to cry, sitting there by the stone balustrade of the piazza, to cry convulsively.

From The Woman with the Fan by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Then she uttered a sharp cry, as of one who had suddenly got a wound, and, burying her face in her hands, sank into a chair and began to cry convulsively.

From Mercy Philbrick's Choice by Jackson, Helen Hunt