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choking
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun choking has 2 senses
- choking(n = noun.state) Array - a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx); Array is a kind of disorder, upset
- choking(n = noun.act) strangling, strangulation, throttling - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" is a kind of asphyxiation, suffocation
Derived forms verb choke1, verb choke5, verb choke9
Derived forms verb choke4, verb choke3
CIDE DICTIONARY
choking, a.
- That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation. [1913 Webster]
- Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
THESAURUS
choking
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