Chokingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.

    "Quirr, quirr! her hot head buzzed, and her dry mouth opened chokingly, and she called him till she was dumb, till she could neither hear nor see."

Example

More examples

"Quirr, quirr! her hot head buzzed, and her dry mouth opened chokingly, and she called him till she was dumb, till she could neither hear nor see."

Etymology

From choking + -ly.

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