To cry so hard that one cannot utter a sound; to sob uncontrollably.
哭得噎住了，出不来声音。形容非常伤心。
《吴越春秋·越王无余外传》尽夜哭泣，气不属声。”
She was so devastated by the news that she wept, sobbing until she was choked with tears.
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