choked

“I was shocked and choked up. I cried the entire way home.”

She choked up recalling how her immigrant father told her recently: "I feel like we went back 50 years in time."

By Saturday morning, the rescue mission had shifted to a recovery operation, said Davis, who was visibly choked up.

The report also included statements from children who said Sothea had choked or slapped them, usually in response to fights that had erupted among the kids.

Nor does Russia have enough ice-strengthened tankers capable of moving Arctic oil and gas because Western export controls have choked off access to foreign-built ships, key components and technology.