Thesaurus: choking

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Choke
2. a. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.
3. a. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
4. adj. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
5. n. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
6. n. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
7. 1. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation. 2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
8. j:74/n:26 n. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) n. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe