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Meanings of choke back in English

Catalan
empassar-se

Suppress.

empassar-se
Usage of choke back in English
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I had to choke back my tears to continue with the interview.
Reuters
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Joyce bit her lip to choke back a swelling in her throat.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
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I was embarrassed beyond measure and could scarcely choke back my tears.
Summers at Castle Auburn
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Again that frightful silence, then she was trying to choke back the sobs.
The Deluge
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These are people's lives, he said, as he sought to choke back tears.
Reuters
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He had to turn away and could not choke back a loud sob.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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She bit her lip to choke back the sobs of jealousy and humiliation.
Truths unveiled
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After they had said it, they had difficulty to choke back their sobs.
Christmas Outside of Eden
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I have to choke back tears, try to pretend I am not crying.
Radio NZ
10
I choke back the stomach acid this statement sends shooting up my throat.
Crewel
11
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos had to choke back tears on Tuesday when answering questions.
News.com.au
12
His amazing and smiling composure seemed to choke back the words on her lips.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
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It reflects the image of my engagement ring, and I choke back a scream.
Unraveled
14
Nymani screamed, and Dane tried to choke back his own cry of horrified protest.
Voodoo Planet
15
Harry's brow grew black; I could see his effort to choke back his anger.
Under the Andes
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He would choke back his feelings, and grip his hands to keep himself together.
Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
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