choking

[choh-king]

adjective

1. (of the voice) husky and strained, especially because of emotion.

2. causing the feeling of being choked.

   a choking cloud of smoke.

Other Word Forms

• chokingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of choking¹

choke + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“I was feeling so in the dumps that I’d be choking on a line that I didn’t even want to say because if I say it, I’ll start crying,” he recalls.

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The parents of a nine-month-old baby who died after choking at nursery say after four years of "unimaginable pain, perseverance and emotional endurance" they are glad to have reached a financial settlement.

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Within a few seconds, I’m trapped in a cloud of fur, of screaming, slapping, pulling, and choking.

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He forced a chuckle, but it sounded like he was choking.

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“I heard Connie start coughing like she was choking, so I woke up . . .” “Then the closet door burst open and smoke started pouring out ”

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