chokes

American  

[chohks] / tʃoʊks /

noun

Informal.

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

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Etymology

Origin of chokes

choke, -s ³

Example Sentences

Technology has fallen, cities have gone dark and fear has united humanity as the world chokes on its dying gasp.

From Salon

In a typical scene, Miss Holland, played by Van der Velden with milkmaid braids and hairy armpits, chokes on the aerosol of a spray tan.

From The Wall Street Journal

He would also condemn McLaren to one of the biggest chokes in the history of the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal

She warned against being so focused on avoiding 1970s-style inflation that the Fed chokes off a potential productivity boom similar to the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each winter, thick smog chokes Delhi and its 30 million residents.

From Barron's