All choke up synonyms

verb choke up

• cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
• weep — to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
• break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
• fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
• falter — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.