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
Shay	[ʃei]
Giselle	[dʒi'zel]
Evelyn	EV-ə-lin (English), EV-lin (English)	English, German
Christa	KRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English)	German, Danish, English
Uilliam	-	Irish
Nona	['nəunə]