choke out
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To barely manage to say something when you're crying or so upset you can hardly speak, or to stop someone from breathing by squeezing their throat.
""I'm so sorry," she choked out between sobs, unable to meet his eyes."
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Cut the choke out.
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