choking

Noun · Adjective
US[choh-king]/ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms: stranglingstrangulationthrottlingsmotheringsuffocatingsuffocative

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)Type of disorder, upset
  2. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe“no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”Synonyms: stranglingstrangulationthrottlingType of suffocation, asphyxiation

Adjective (1)

  1. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat“the choking June dust”“the smothering soft voices”“smothering heat”“the room was suffocating — hot and airless”Synonyms: smotheringsuffocatingsuffocativeOpposite breathingSimilar breathless, dyspneic

Related words stifle verb, gag verb, choke verb, asphyxiate verb, suffocate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Chok′ing adjective

1. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.

2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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