sob

be racked by/with, shake with

The child was shaking with sobs after falling off her bicycle.

choke back, stifle

He tried to stifle a sob as he read the letter from his old friend.

break from sb/sth, burst from sb/sth, escape sb/sth

When she heard the news, a sob burst from her throat before she could stop it.

rise

A sudden sob rose from the child as she realized her toy had been lost.

catch

Her voice trembled as a sob caught in her chest before she could speak.

rack sth, shake sth

Her whole body shook with sobs as she read the letter.

story

She told her parents a sob story about why she couldn't finish her homework.

between ~s

He managed to tell us what happened between sobs while we tried to comfort him.

through ~s

She managed to tell us what happened through her sobs.

with a ~

The little boy told his mother about the accident with a sob.

~ from

A quiet sob from the child made everyone in the room stop talking.

~ of

She heard a sob of relief when her lost child finally walked through the door.

almost

The child was almost sobbing when she realized her toy had been lost at the park.

begin to, start to

The child started to sob loudly when her favorite toy broke into pieces.

hear sb

I could hear my sister sobbing in her bedroom after she got the bad news.

with

The child sobbed with frustration when she couldn't open the toy box.