choked with emotion



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.
See also: choke, emotion

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cardea-Roman Mythology
Geltrude-Italian
KarrieKER-ee, KAR-eeEnglish
Ashoka['æ'ʃəukə]
Sharpe['ʃa:p]
'Amaryahu-Biblical Hebrew