噎[咽]せる

むせる【噎[咽]せる】

be choked [stifled, smothered] 《by [with]…》; choke 《on a cigarette》.

●お茶を飲んでむせた. His tea choked him. | The tea went down the wrong way.

・慣れないたばこにむせた. He coughed from smoking because he was not used to it.

・強い花の香りにむせた. The strong fragrance [perfume] of the flowers was oppressive [oppressively stifling].