[Ads-l] choke up =? emotional

Ben Zimmer bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM
Sat Sep 9 22:15:01 UTC 2017


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?


Verklempt?

--bgz

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