Definition of chokings Chokings

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What does chokings mean?

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  • chokings (Noun)
    Plural of choking.

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Noun

Plural: chokings

choking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
  strangling, strangulation, throttling
  asphyxiation, suffocation killing by depriving of oxygen
choking - a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
  disorder, upset a disturbance of the peace or of public order
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • choking (Noun)
    The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
  • choking (Noun)
    The act of coughing when a foreign object i. e. food, beverages becomes lodged in a person's airway.
  • choking (Verb)
    Present participle of choke.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • choking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Choke
  • choking (a.)
    That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.
  • choking (a.)
    Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • choking
    The act of squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea, possibly leading to unconsciousness or death.

Part of speech

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  • choking, verb, gerund of choke (infinitive).

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Sign Language

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