What does lump in one's throat mean?

lump in one's throat

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Frequency: 3.54 in modern English

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"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."

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