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[ choh-king ] / ˈtʃoʊ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR choking ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective(of the voice) husky and strained, especially because of emotion. causing the feeling of being choked: a choking cloud of smoke. Origin of chokingchoke + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM chokingchok·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby chokingchoker, choker-setter, chokes, choke up, chokey, choking, choko, choky, chol-, chola, cholagogue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chokingWe see a system that will indict a 20-year-old for selling crack but not a police officer for choking the life out of a citizen. Bobby Shmurda and Rap’s Ultimate Hoop Dream|Rawiya Kameir|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Another video that went viral showed Blanc choking women in Tokyo. ‘Pick-Up Artist’ to Be Banned from UK|Tom Sykes|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Raising the Turkish flag was very healing for me, and I think a little for Turkey as well,” says Hayes, choking up a bit. The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Parkes managed to gasp through the choking, “Is there something wrong with the money?” Inside London’s Wild Brixton Academy: How Gangsters and Kurt Cobain Made It London’s Top Music Venue|Tom Sykes|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“His language in the hearing” to describe the choking “was that it was a ‘gentle caress,’” Sclove remembered. Is Sex Assault a Crime in the Ivy League?|Olivia Nuzzi|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST She knew he, too, suffered, and she waited quietly as he dried his eyes and recovered his choking breath. The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White "I'm afraid we can't afford quite so much," said Anne, choking back her disappointment. Anne Of The Island|Lucy Maud Montgomery It was really but a second before he knew that his wife's fingers, strong and unflinching, were choking the beast from him. Friendship and Folly|Maria Louise Pool He felt a choking sensation in the throat; he had never before been struck unjustly. Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston Billy tried to speak, but instead of words, there came only a choking sob. Miss Billy's Decision|Eleanor H. Porter
Words related to chokingclog, congest, drown, suffocate, kill, gag, gasp, strangle, stifle, fill, obstruct, close, check, overpower, suppress, noose, occlude, asphyxiate, dam, stop |