holding back tears
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- throatNeck's inner passage
- blinkingEyelid opening and closing
watery · welling · quivering · trembling · composure · restraint · brave · stifling · suppressing · fighting · struggling · chin · lip · sniffling · glassy · glistening · burning · aching
emotional release vs. suppression
holding back tearssobbing
Convulsive crying aloud
bawling · bursting into tears · breaking down · ugly crying · blubbering