(all) choked up
idiom
: close to crying and/or having difficulty talking due to strong emotion
She got all choked up when she saw her daughter in her wedding dress.
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At a press conference in Venice, Corbet, recalling the fight to get the film made, had choked up.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
There’s an affection that gets me a little bit choked up about it.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 2024
Throughout the special, Foxx repeatedly gets choked up thinking about the impact his hospitalization had on his family and friends.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
The original video is from 2018 and clearly shows Maddow getting choked up while discussing a report about children being separated from their parents at the southern border.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
There’s an affection that gets me a little bit choked up about it.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 2024
Throughout the special, Foxx repeatedly gets choked up thinking about the impact his hospitalization had on his family and friends.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
The original video is from 2018 and clearly shows Maddow getting choked up while discussing a report about children being separated from their parents at the southern border.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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“(all) choked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20choked%20up. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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