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
Ariel	AR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)	Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Winfrith	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Gaubert	-	French
Funs	FUNS	Dutch, Limburgish
Marielle	-	French
Guus	KHUYS	Dutch