choke back (English, verb)
expansion: choke back (third-person singular simple present chokes back, present participle choking back, simple past and past participle choked back)
Senses:
glosses: To hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: chokes back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: choking back
tags: participle
present
form: choked back
tags: participle
past
form: choked back
tags: past