- present participle of choke.
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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Toxic smog is choking millions across Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, with authorities partly blaming the agricultural clearing method known as "slash and burn" for compounding the intense haze.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
A lawsuit that accused an Orange County Board of Education trustee of choking and attacking a neighbor during a road rage incident has been dismissed, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Signs of sleep apnoea, a disorder that causes a person's breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep, include pauses in breathing, choking at night, waking frequently, and suffering from morning headaches.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
"When the number finally arrived, it was larger than the original commitment but still too small to satisfy a market already choking on duration."
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
He stared awhile at what we had to sell, and made an effort to say something and tried again and at last he said, choking, “The bullocks must go. Otherwise we shall not have enough.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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