Meanings of sudden constriction in anglès

With a sudden constriction at her heart Marilyn bowed and rode on.

Phil was pale, and I felt a sudden constriction of the throat.

There was a sudden constriction in his throat and a leaden weight on each eye.

Harry felt a sudden constriction of the heart.

There's a sudden constriction in my heart.

When he saw the sudden constriction of muscle across the Khatkan's bare shoulders, he knew that the other had heard and understood.

He also experienced a curious and sudden constriction of his heart, and an overawed sense of some special Providence leading him here.

There is none of this sudden constriction, dividing the creature into two disparate halves, when the victuals consist of numerous and comparatively small items.

"I don't know, son," Steve replied through the sudden constriction in his throat.

"Can you replay any event from my life that I might want?" Nicole asked, feeling a sudden constriction in her chest.