choke
verb (used with object)
to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
has choked
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present perfectof choke (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The strikes come amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war that has choked traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and shot up global energy prices.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The fighting, which has choked the flow of oil and natural gas through the vital Strait of Hormuz, has been felt far beyond the energy industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Iran has choked the channel crucial for around a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas during peacetime.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
It’s similar to the two-decade drought that has choked the Colorado River and left Nevada’s Lake Mead at 34% of capacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
The shrubbery has been browsed away by the cattle, and the rank grass has choked all the rose bushes and pretty little flowers.
From Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
