choking

adjective

chok·ing ˈchō-kiŋ

Synonyms of choking next

: producing the feeling of strangulation

a choking cloud of smog

: indistinct in utterance

—used especially of a person's voice

a low choking laugh

chokingly

ˈchō-kiŋ-lē

adverb

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Much of Europe is looking at the skies with trepidation, wondering if the winds and weather will bring more choking heat, or hail or floods. —

New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021 None of this is to say that parents and political leaders need to whip up a moral panic about choking memes. —

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022 Borrowing cost increases usually weigh on stocks, since the moves aim to slash inflation by slowing the economy and choking demand. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2022 All these artists were keen on undoing the stifling prescriptions of modern art, high or low, entrenched within a mass media environment dependent on the choking proliferation of stereotypes and cliches. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for choking