choke back
Third Person
chokes back
Present Participle
choking back
Past Tense
choked back
Past Participle
choked back
1
to stop oneself from expressing feelings
- Sometimes, it's necessary to choke back your opinions for the sake of harmony.
- We need to learn how to choke back our impatience in challenging situations.
- She couldn't choke back the excitement when she heard the good news.
- It's difficult to choke back overwhelming emotions in public.
- They struggled to choke their disappointment back after the loss.
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