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lump in one's throat

lump in one's throat noun: strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated herewith.

Noun

lump in one's throat

  1. (idiomatic) Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated herewith.
    • After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat.
    • There was a lump in Katie Hayward’s throat as she spoke about the emotional impact of the thefts that have cast a shadow over Britain’s beekeepers. “The heartbreaking thing is that it’s a very close community. The fact that one beekeeper does this to another is the hardest thing of all,” she says.2017 September 23, “From north Wales to Norfolk, distraught beekeepers ask: who’s stealing our hives?”, in The Observer

lump in one's throat meaning in Persian

lump in one's throat in Persian

on the point of crying
بغض boġz

Forms of lump in one's throat

alternative formlump to one's throat

Questions about lump in one's throat

What does lump in one's throat mean?
Lump in one's throat means strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated herewith.
What is lump in one's throat in Persian?
Lump in one's throat in Persian is بغض (boġz). See Lump in one's throat meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is lump in one's throat?
Lump in one's throat is a noun.

Words near lump in one's throat in the dictionary

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  10. lump the lighter
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