lump in throat

*lump in one's throat

the feeling of something in one's throat -- as if one were going to cry. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) Whenever they play the national anthem, I get a lump in my throat. I have a lump in my throat because I'm frightened.

lump in (one's) throat

A feeling of constriction in the throat caused by emotion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Femi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Jericho	JER-i-ko (English)	Biblical
Edison	['edisn]
Gulisa	-	Georgian
Rikuto	ṙee-koo-to	Japanese
Wendel	-	German, Dutch