To cry in one's mouth: meaning
Dear all:
Please help me with the expression in the subject. The context is this:
“Are you Captain Altdorf?” I said. “I’m Bee Branch.” He had a confused smile. I gulped some air and said, “Bernadette Fox is my mother.”
Then I saw his name badge. captain jorges varela. And under it, argentina.
“ Wait —” I said. “Where’s Captain Altdorf?”
“Ahh,” said this false captain. “Captain Altdorf. He’s before. He’s now in Germany.”
“Bee!” It was Dad, huffing and puffing. “You can’t just run off like that.”“Sorry.” My voice cracked and I started crying in my mouth. “I’ve seen so many pictures of the Allegra that it’s making me feel a lot of closure.”
That was a lie, because how can seeing a ship give you closure? But after Choate, I quickly learned that in the name of closure Dad would let me do anything.
(taken from Chapter 6 of Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple)
I cannot quite figure it out. Does it mean 'to cry out loud'? Or does it mean 'to cry to oneself, without others noticing it'?
Please help.
Best wishes,
Max
Top answer
towel red 373 To cry in one's mouth: meaning to feel the beginning of crying coming up from one's throat into one's mouth; to feel in one's mouth a sort of whimper that signals the beginning of crying CJ
- towel red 373 To cry in one's mouth: meaning to feel the beginning of crying coming up from one's throat into one's mouth; to feel in one's mouth a sort of whimper that signals the beginning of crying CJ
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towel red 373To cry in one's mouth: meaning
to feel the beginning of crying coming up from one's throat into one's mouth; to feel in one's mouth a sort of whimper that signals the beginning of crying
CJ
0If I had to guess the meaning, based on thiss context, I'd say it means pretending o cry, by making the sounds associated with crying. Note the speaker admits to lying.
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