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Choking

Choking Meaning & Definition
Choking Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Choking?

[n] the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
[n] a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
[adj] 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 | Synonyms for Choking: breathless | dyspneal | dyspneic | dyspnoeal | dyspnoeic | smothering | strangling | strangulation | suffocating | suffocative | throttling

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See Also | asphyxiation | disorder | suffocation | upset

Choking In Webster's Dictionary

\Chok"ing\, a. 1. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation. 2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.

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