chokes

[chohks]

noun

Informal.

1. a manifestation of caisson disease that is characterized by dyspnea, coughing, and choking. choke.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chokes¹

choke, -s ³

Example Sentences

Although some of the plastic is recycled in these nations, much of it is incinerated or placed in landfills, where it chokes rivers and flows into the ocean.

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"That always chokes me up, and and we've had men and women both literally just sobbing on each other."

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Mrs Stancombe says she chokes up at the thought of David crossing the finish line and imagining what their daughter's reaction would have been.

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She chokes at the thought of being thousands of miles away.

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According to court records, when Collins was asked how her boyfriend could inflict violence on an infant, she replied: “He chokes me so why would he not choke a baby?”

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