choked with emotion

So overwhelmed with an emotion, either positive or negative, as to be unable to speak clearly or at all. I was positively choked with emotion by all the lovely speeches at my retirement party.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jong-Su	jong-soo	Korean
Dagan	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Ibrahim	-	Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Thalia	[θə'laiə]
Ninette	-	French
Bianca	[bi'æŋkə]