choked by emotion

So overwhelmed with an emotion, either positive or negative, as to be unable to speak clearly or at all. She was choked by emotion when she stepped up to speak at her mother's funeral.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruta	RUW-tah	Polish
Iosif	ee-O-seef (Russian), YO-seef (Romanian)	Russian, Romanian, Greek
Balthazar	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Gulbahar	-	Urdu
Nefertiti	nef-ər-TEE-tee (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Gilberte	-	French