stuff ****
lug
choke up
block ****

When they choked up, their words broke in the street.

She choked up, near tears again, as if no one with good sense could help but love her children.

I still get a little choked up thinking about how often a character like this comes along.

I got a little choked up just thinking about it.

He choked up again, and couldn't get anything more past his tears.

Found that his simple human offer of help had choked her up.

Say what you want about the military, he thought, choking up.

His voice kept choking up and the words just wouldn't come.

For the first time in his adult life, he had choked up.

He choked up at this point, and I knew things must be worse than anyone had let on.