むせ返る むせかえる Also written 噎せ返る, 咽せ返る Meanings Godan verb, Intransitive to choke; to be choked (by) to sob convulsively Kanji 返 give back. Read as かえる. Example sentences 彼は部屋に満ちていた煙にむせ返った。He was choked by the smoke which filled the room. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists