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
Midhat	-	Arabic
Soner	-	Turkish
Xanthippe	ksahn-teep-pe (Ancient Greek), zan-TIP-ee (English)	Ancient Greek
Goodwin	GUWD-win	English (Rare)
Debi	DEB-ee	English
Enfys	EN-vis	Welsh