choking up
Voice catching suddenly
Choking up describes the physical sensation of tightness in the throat that precedes tears—the body's response to strong emotion: I was choking up just watching the reunion.
It also means gripping a bat or club higher on the handle for better control: He choked up on the bat with two strikes.
To choke up can also mean to become speechless from emotion: She choked up during her acceptance speech.
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
- weepingShedding tears audibly
suffocating · speechlessness · tearing up · tearful · tightness · asphyxiating · wheezing · crying · lump · trembling · stammering · sentimentality · coughing · faltering · grief · constriction · gasping · welling
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average
- gripspower grip, pinch grip, palm grip, finger grip, tight grip
- cryingcry, crying, tears, sob, sobbing
- reactionsreaction, response, gasp, wince, flinch
- anxiety signspanic, nervousness, worry, worrying, trembling