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choking

adjective noun

causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
G
Contains
HO
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

    “the choking June dust”

noun

  1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

    “no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”

noun

  1. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

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Example Sentences

the choking June dust
the smothering soft voices
smothering heat
the room was suffocating — hot and airless
no evidence that the choking was done by the accused

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