See choke up on Wiktionary
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"text": "Hearing that song always makes me choke up.",
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"ref": "1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:",
"text": "The point overlooking the sea has beautiful scenery. It's over that away. Such a beautiful place gets me all choked up.",
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"(intransitive) To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion."
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"(transitive) To cause (a person) temporarily to lose the power of speech, because of strong emotion."
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"To cease talking."
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"(intransitive, often imperative) To cease talking."
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"(transitive, sometimes figurative) To block up; to cause something to be blocked."
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"To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal."
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"(intransitive) To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion."
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"(transitive) To cause (a person) temporarily to lose the power of speech, because of strong emotion."
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"(intransitive, often imperative) To cease talking."
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"To block up; to cause something to be blocked."
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"(transitive, sometimes figurative) To block up; to cause something to be blocked."
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