choke
Example Sentences
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“If I leave my job, I won’t have anything to give me purpose in my life,” she said in Spanish, choking up.
Technology has fallen, cities have gone dark and fear has united humanity as the world chokes on its dying gasp.
From Salon
"This is my redemption," he said, choking up.
From BBC
Footage of rolling flames is as soothing as the real thing, and without the choking emissions and sooty clean-up.
From Salon
“There is doubt, and it’s real,” he said, choking up briefly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
