choking
Americanadjective
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(of the voice) husky and strained, especially because of emotion.
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causing the feeling of being choked.
a choking cloud of smoke.
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Her first symptom was choking “badly” on some water in December 2024, then she had migraines and problems swallowing pills.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The Iran war has disrupted the global fertilizer market, choking off the Strait of Hormuz and raising nitrogen prices 30% to 50%.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
American oil producers on the Gulf Coast have reaped a bonanza from the choking off of energy supplies moving through the key Strait of Hormuz near Iran.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Hazardous haze has also been choking people elsewhere in South East Asia, with the most number of hotspots flaring up across Malaysia and Indonesia in seven years.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The air, too, smelled slightly better; musty, as if it had lain unstirred for ages, but without the choking closeness of the tunnels.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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