Choking

/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/

Synonyms for "choking" (172 found)

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Closest matches (35)

abolishment abolition annihilation annulment asphyxia asphyxiation bar barrierblank wallblind alleyblind gutblock blockade blockage blurred bottleneck breathy burkingburning outburnout

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cecum choke chokedchoking offclog congestion constipation

Noun(8 words)

airway obstructionasphyxia asphyxiate asphyxiating blockage clog collapse congested

Strong matches (51)

constrictive contrary controlling costiveness counterproductive croaking crosswisecul-de-sacdampingdead endderacination dousing drawling drawly drowning dying dysphonic elimination embolism embolus

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eradication extermination extinction extinguishment extirpationfire fightingflame-out garrotegoing outgorge guttural harsh hawking hindering hindersome hoarse impasse impedimentin the wayinarticulate indistinct infarct infarction inhibiting

Noun(7 words)

crowded deterioration failing failureflow bottleneckflow restrictiongarrotting

Related words (86)

inhibitive interrupting interruptive jam killing liquidation lispingliver deathmegadeath mispronounced muzzy nasal nauseated negation nullification obstacle obstipation obstructing obstruction obstructive

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obstruent occlusive purgeputting outquashing quavering quenching repression repressive restrictiverooting outsealing offserum deathshaking shaky silencing smotheration smothering snuffingsnuffing outsnuffling squashing squelching starvation stifled stifling stop stoppage strangled strangling strangulation suffocation suppression suppressive thick throaty throttling tremulous troublesome twangy uprooting velarviolent deathvoidingwatery grave

Noun(18 words)

obstruct occlusion packed smother smothering strangler strangles strangling strangulating strangulation stumbling suffocate suffocating suffocation throttling underperform underperformance underperforming

Adjective(3 words)

smothering suffocating suffocative

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More general

21 entries

air obstructionasphyxiation congestion disorderengineering conceptfailureflow phenomenonflow restrictionmedical conditionobstruction overcrowdingperformance errorperformance failureperformance phenomenonphysical hazardphysiological condition

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More specific

21 entries

air intake chokeairway obstructioncarburetor chokechoked flowcomplete chokingdense crowderrant throwexam chokeforeign body chokinglaryngeal edemamissed shotmistimed actionnozzle chokingoverflowing venuepartial chokingpartial obstruction

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Collocations

8 entries

choking crowdchoking episodechoking eventchoking hazardchoking incidentchoking pointchoking riskchoking under pressure

Inflections

5 entries

choked chokes chokingsmore chokingmost choking

Derivations

5 entries

choke choked choker chokiness chokingly

similar

5 entries

breathless dyspneal dyspneic dyspnoeal dyspnoeic

Sample sentences

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People were choking on the gas.

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She can't talk about her mother without choking up.

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Let me go. You're choking me.

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See how Lenny can swallow an entire hot dog without chewing or choking? That's why upper management loves him so much.

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