choking

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
4. (countable, uncountable) The result of something being choked.

Verb

present participle and gerund of choke

choke

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

suffocating

strangulation

strangling

throttling

smothering

suffocation

asphyxia

choky

plugging

smothery

stifling

stopping up

sweltering

bott

blind plug

plugging-up

airless

choke-out

blinding

blockage

blocking

clog

clogging

jamming

oppressive

Translations

strozzamento

étranglement

strangulation

estrangulamento

Drosseln

würgend

suffocation

étouffement

strangolamento

engasgo

غصص

Strangulierung

Erstickung

خناق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, choke + -ing.