Usage Note
Sanglot is an involuntary convulsive sob; the verb sangloter means to sob. It often appears in the plural sanglots when describing a fit of crying, as in éclater en sanglots (to burst into sobs).
Examples
"Des sanglots secouaient ses épaules."
Natural Translation
Sobs shook her shoulders.

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