(all) choked up
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: 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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Brody choked up comparing his character, a Holocaust survivor who comes to America hoping for a better life, with the journey that his mother, a Hungarian immigrant, undertook.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
The gymnast choked up and teared up when she was asked about the topic.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
During the Dodgers’ championship rally, he got choked up with emotion while addressing the crowd.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
At a press conference in Venice, Corbet, recalling the fight to get the film made, had choked up.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
The gymnast choked up and teared up when she was asked about the topic.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
During the Dodgers’ championship rally, he got choked up with emotion while addressing the crowd.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
At a press conference in Venice, Corbet, recalling the fight to get the film made, had choked up.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 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 15 Jan. 2025.
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