a lump in one's throat

: a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape

: aggregate, totality

: majority

: to group indiscriminately

: to make into lumps

: to move noisily and clumsily

: not divided into parts : entire

: to put up with

: the part of the neck in front of the spinal column

: the passage through the neck to the stomach and lungs

: voice

: to utter in the throat : mutter

: to sing or enunciate in a throaty voice