choke up
Intermédiaire (B1) informal
To feel so emotional — happy, sad, or touched — that your throat gets tight and you can hardly talk without crying.
"He choked up during his wedding vows and had to pause to compose himself."
To feel so emotional — happy, sad, or touched — that your throat gets tight and you can hardly talk without crying.
"He choked up during his wedding vows and had to pause to compose himself."