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adjective ˈtʃəʊkiˈtʃoʊki 1Having or causing difficulty in breathing. the whole piazza was choky with tear gas Example sentencesExamples - His last words were lost on a choky, gasping noise as Honey felt him being ripped out of her arms as he had once before.
- The air was choky with a blended smell derived from dust and worn boot leather and spilt essences of hops and healthy, unwashed, sweaty bodies.
- It had only started a half hour before we noticed it, but fluffy ash was floating in the air before I finished mowing, and it was choky being outside.
- 1.1 Breathless with emotion.
‘Nick,’ she said, choky suddenly Example sentencesExamples - Mom's voice was choky.
- She reached out to hold him and her voice was choky.
Synonyms overwhelmed, emotional, moved, affected, struck, speechless, at a loss for words, shaken, disturbed
noun ˈtʃəʊkiˈtʃoʊki variant spelling of chokey adjectiveˈtʃoʊkiˈCHōkē 1Having or causing difficulty in breathing. the whole place was choky with tear gas Example sentencesExamples - The air was choky with a blended smell derived from dust and worn boot leather and spilt essences of hops and healthy, unwashed, sweaty bodies.
- His last words were lost on a choky, gasping noise as Honey felt him being ripped out of her arms as he had once before.
- It had only started a half hour before we noticed it, but fluffy ash was floating in the air before I finished mowing, and it was choky being outside.
- 1.1 Breathless and overwhelmed with emotion.
“Nick,” she said, suddenly choky Example sentencesExamples - She reached out to hold him and her voice was choky.
- Mom's voice was choky.
Synonyms overwhelmed, emotional, moved, affected, struck, speechless, at a loss for words, shaken, disturbed
nounˈtʃoʊkiˈCHōkē variant spelling of chokey |