[Ads-l] choke up =? emotional

[Barretts Mail]

> On 9 Sep 2017, at 15:15, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Barretts Mail wrote:
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>> Is there an English adjective other than “emotional” to describe the
>> emotion when you are overwhelmed by, err, emotion?
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> 
> Verklempt?

Wow! Didn’t know that one, thank you.

Wiktionary helpfully defines that as “overwhelmed, flustered” which are probably easier for most to remember. BB
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