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bringing a lump to someone's throat

bringing a lump to someone's throat is the present participle and gerund of bring a lump to someone's throat.

Meaning of bring a lump to someone's throat

Verb

bring a lump to someone's throat (third-person singular simple present brings a lump to someone's throat, present participle bringing a lump to someone's throat, simple past and past participle brought a lump to someone's throat)

  1. (idiomatic) To engender a strong emotional reaction.
    • The highly political tone, intended to bind the empire together, delivered in the princess’s formal voice, it was said, brought a lump to millions of throats.September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian

Questions about bringing a lump to someone's throat

What is bringing a lump to someone's throat the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing a lump to someone's throat is the present participle and gerund of bring a lump to someone's throat.

Words near bringing a lump to someone's throat in the dictionary

  1. bringhouse
  2. Bringhurst
  3. Bringhursts
  4. bringing
  5. bringing a knife to a gunfight
  6. bringing a lump to someone's throat
  7. bringing about
  8. bringing along
  9. bringing an end to
  10. bringing around
  11. bringing away

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