choking

choking
adjective Date: 1556 1. producing the feeling of strangulation <
a choking cloud of smog
>
2. indistinct in utterance — used especially of a person's voice <
a low choking laugh
>
chokingly adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • choking — tʃəʊk n. act of choking; throttle (in a car) v. strangle, block the windpipe; be strangled; block, obstruct; fill full …   English contemporary dictionary

  • choking — chok•ing [[t]ˈtʃoʊ kɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) (of the voice) husky and strained, esp. because of emotion 2) causing the feeling of being choked: choking gas fumes[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70 chok′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • choking — /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/ (say chohking) adjective 1. so full of emotion one almost chokes: to speak in a choking voice. 2. that causes the sensation of being choked. –chokingly, adverb …  

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