(all) choked up
idiom
: 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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Cameras caught Queen Camilla getting visibly choked up at the words, or perhaps at the reminder of what has actually happened behind the scenes.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
The final episode serves as a 42-minute look into the present, and even a hesitant look into the future by the Jones family, as his children choked up at the thought of a world without their father.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
The offensive coordinator nearly choked up when talking about their reunion.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
On opening night, as family photos blanketed the 160,000-square-foot interior screen, Richardson indeed choked up during the first lyrics, while group mate and cousin Brian Littrell, who cowrote the ballad, squeezed his eyes shut to suppress tears.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
The final episode serves as a 42-minute look into the present, and even a hesitant look into the future by the Jones family, as his children choked up at the thought of a world without their father.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
The offensive coordinator nearly choked up when talking about their reunion.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
On opening night, as family photos blanketed the 160,000-square-foot interior screen, Richardson indeed choked up during the first lyrics, while group mate and cousin Brian Littrell, who cowrote the ballad, squeezed his eyes shut to suppress tears.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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“(all) choked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20choked%20up. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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