Say someone was stabbed and he bleeds but he remains conscious. Axiomatically if he were to speak he would speak with extreme difficulty.
What do you call the hiccup-like noise/sound he makes while he is attempting to talk or at pauses.
Say someone was stabbed and he bleeds but he remains conscious. Axiomatically if he were to speak he would speak with extreme difficulty.
What do you call the hiccup-like noise/sound he makes while he is attempting to talk or at pauses.
In general, one would expect someone who was, say, stabbed in the chest to "gasp" as they attempted to breathe or speak. "Gasping" would be characterized by spasmodic inhalation, accompanied by choking sounds.
Less pronounced gasping would occur if the victim were stabbed elsewhere, or were in severe pain for some other reason. And at some point, as the pain moderates slightly, the gasping steadies a bit and becomes something more akin to "panting".
In the context you describe a person would probably stutter:
sputter, say inarticulately.
speak in a series of incoherent bursts as a result of indignation or some other strong emotion.
(ODO)
From An Atlantean tale:
- He coughed, then looked up and gasped for air. Even so, in his last words, he stuttered, “I...I wonder what remains for me out there...” His eyes closed as a peaceful smile came across his face. A great solemn silence fell upon...
The hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm used to pull air from, and push air to the lungs. The resulting effect of trying to speak with a damaged chest or diaphragm might be termed, speaking spasmodically.
Try stutter
to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech .