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 Words From

• choking·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of choking¹

choke + -ing ²

Example Sentences

I just couldn’t live anymore with the frustrations and emotional choking of trying to hide my private life—I couldn’t have a satisfactory private life.

From Time

To prevent choking, the researchers attached lanyards to the nonedible models.

From Science News For Students

Once the researchers attached lanyards to the nonedible models to prevent choking, the team tested how well 281 college students and 31 grade schoolers could tell edible or nonedible models apart while blindfolded.

From Science News

Unfortunately the doctor accidentally applied too much and soon Ruth was in agony and choking.

From Time

She jumps on his back, mock-choking him and covering his eyes.

From The Daily Beast

We see a system that will indict a 20-year-old for selling crack but not a police officer for choking the life out of a citizen.

From The Daily Beast

Another video that went viral showed Blanc choking women in Tokyo.

From The Daily Beast

“Raising the Turkish flag was very healing for me, and I think a little for Turkey as well,” says Hayes, choking up a bit.

From The Daily Beast

Parkes managed to gasp through the choking, “Is there something wrong with the money?”

From The Daily Beast

The noise of his slumbers culminated in a sudden, choking grunt, and abruptly ceased.

From Project Gutenberg

No doubt, even in these choking circumstances, childish feeling may now and again peep out.

From Project Gutenberg

And no sooner had she guessed it than, with a choking sob, she told herself that what madame could do that could she also.

From Project Gutenberg

He was choking down a sob when he caught sight of some women with packs upon their backs.

From Project Gutenberg

But Lasseroe was out of control now and he was choking the life out of Daisy Hennifer.

From Project Gutenberg

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