(idiomatic) Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying.

On the point of crying due to strong emotion, either happy or sad.

A tinamou, Tinamus guttatus.

A small passerine bird, Anthus cervinus.

a bird from the family Rallidae, Canirallus oculeus.

a bird, Dryolimnas cuvieri, from the family Rallidae.

a passerine bird of the antbird family, Frederickena viridis.

(idiomatic) Hoarseness or the need to cough. / (idiomatic) Any temporary physical difficulty in speaking.

Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.