CHOKING
/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 19
Definition
- noun a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx).
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe.
— synonyms: strangling, strangulation, throttling
Examples
- “Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.”
- “The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me.”
- “to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud”
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