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Meanings of choking back in English

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Usage of choking back in English
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Knight, 32, spoke from a prepared text, at times choking back tears.
Reuters
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She dropped her face in her hands, choking back an involuntary sob.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
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She nodded, returning his gaze most earnestly and choking back a sob.
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 03
4
Tonio was choking back the tears as they crossed the little dock.
Cry to heaven
5
Or lingered awhile and said polite meaningless words, while choking back the laughter.
The Irish Times
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Often Aykroyd is visibly choking back a smile as Murray riffs.
The Guardian
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The room blurred and she sank down on the bed, choking back tears.
Hidden Warrior
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His throat convulsed, and I thought he was choking back vomit.
Shadowland
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We try to keep hope, said Huang, choking back tears.
Reuters
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Eve, are you all right? Mercy asked, choking back tears.
Sanctuary
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This is all I have, he said, choking back tears.
Reuters
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Helen too paused at the door, choking back her grief.
The Blazed Trail
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Startled from an uneasy sleep the girl bolted stiffly upright, choking back a scream.
The Mantooth
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They fell upon us, howling. She stopped, choking back tears.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
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And day was breaking when he went disconsolately to bed, choking back his tears.
Doctor Pascal
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She threw him a quick look, choking back her tears.
Charles Rex
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