(all) choked up

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: close to crying and/or having difficulty talking due to strong emotion

She got all choked up when she saw her daughter in her wedding dress.

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This level of intimacy, along with frank, often funny and frequently poignant interviews (in the last episode Bon Jovi gets choked up about his love of songwriting) and a barrage of archival footage, combines to offer a film that even hardcore Bon Jovi fans will likely learn something from. —Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024

Looking back on that night, Emily can’t help but still get a little choked up. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024

Both the actress and the Property Brothers get a little choked up ahead of the reveal. —Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024

Calling it the best and worst day of his life, Combs choked up, took a beat, and wiped tears from his eyes. —Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024

Head coach Frank Reich choked up a bit while addressing his team postgame. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024

Another said he got choked up over the film’s scenes depicting Oppenheimer’s inner turmoil. —Yuri Kageyama, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024

Josh Sanders and Donny Van Slee’s performance during Monday's Battle Rounds on The Voice left their coach, Reba McEntire, unexpectedly choked up. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024

While recounting his upbringing, Johnson choked up twice. —David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024