(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.

Examples of (all) choked up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Having just left the stage after winning the Male Actor counterpart of the same category, Rogen humbly ascended the steps again, already looking choked up. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Mar. 2026

Another popular meme was spawned by an interview where Grande choked up, and took a long pause, after she was asked how working with Erivo has changed her. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026

That’s part of why Maye choked up at the postgame news conference and fought back tears. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Meiner got choked up after listening to his colleagues’ remarks. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026