Meaning & use
Choky
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Causing or having a tight, constricted feeling in the throat, as from strong emotion or a close fit.
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Her voice went choky as she tried to finish the eulogy.
He wore a choky collar that made it hard to swallow comfortably.
A note on using this word
'Choky' as used for a tight, constricted feeling is distinct from the older British slang noun 'choky' or 'chokey' for a prison cell; context tells them apart.
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constricted
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