I know I've already asked about the tickle in one's throat that precedes a cough; well, along the same lines, is there a word for the prick in one's throat that precedes a tear? (Other than 'prick', that is.)
PS The double entendre in the thread title was -- I promise -- not intentional.
Originally posted by anycon: I know I've already asked about the tickle in one's throat that precedes a cough; well, along the same lines, is there a word for the prick in one's throat that precedes a tear? (Other than 'prick', that is.)
PS The double entendre in the thread title was -- I promise -- not intentional.
I've always heard it referred to as a "lump in the throat".
I suspect he's referring to a different feeling - the one in which it feels as though you'd just swallowed a needle. It's a very localised sensation, and most annoying! Whatever it's called (Haberdasher? Kalleh? Help!) I'm glad it doesn't happen often!!!
Maybes it's dialectal. Though I'm not sure there is a Hertfordshire dialect. Yes I recognise the phrase 'lump in the throat' too. So is there a Latinate/Hellenic word for that?
