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
IldikÓ-Hungarian
Lena['li:nə]
Asgeir-Norwegian
Ulf-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tonka-Slovene, Croatian
ÓLafur-Icelandic