(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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The country music legend got choked up while speaking about the loss, nearly two months after Dean died at the age of 82.
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Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Dolly Parton got choked up while talking about her late husband, Carl Dean, during an on-camera interview two months after the businessman’s death.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Alesia is so happy with the gift, she gets choked up.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
The emotions were unavoidable on Saturday for Ian Happ, who got a standing ovation for his 1,000th game as a Cub, as well as Matthew Boyd, who got choked up after winning his first start at Wrigley Field in a Cubs uniform, thinking of his late grandfather, a Cubs fan who grew up in Chicago.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Dolly Parton got choked up while talking about her late husband, Carl Dean, during an on-camera interview two months after the businessman’s death.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Alesia is so happy with the gift, she gets choked up.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
The emotions were unavoidable on Saturday for Ian Happ, who got a standing ovation for his 1,000th game as a Cub, as well as Matthew Boyd, who got choked up after winning his first start at Wrigley Field in a Cubs uniform, thinking of his late grandfather, a Cubs fan who grew up in Chicago.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Apr. 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 18 May. 2025.
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