verklempt
English
/fəˈklɛmt/, /fɚˈklɛmt/
adj
Definitions
- (US) Overcome with emotion, choked up.
- (US) Flustered, nervous, overwhelmed.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאַרקלעמט (choked up, depressed, distraught) root from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (stick, lubricate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gleybʰ-
Gloss
stick, lubricate
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