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chokes

American

[chohks] / tʃoʊks /

noun

Informal.

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

Etymology

Origin of chokes

choke, -s ³

Example Sentences

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Though the way he chokes up rewatching the game, you’d forgive him almost anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

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.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

Brody excels at playing haunted characters, and a scene in which he chokes up and cries while trying to say his late daughter’s name underscores just how wounded Peter is.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

When truth is buried underground, it grows, it chokes, it gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

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