むせぶ

Also written 咽ぶ, 噎ぶ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered

Example sentences

• 涙にむせんで何も言えなかった。
  She was choked with tears and was unable to speak.

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