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(noun) the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" |
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Synonyms: strangling, strangulation, throttling |
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Related Words: asphyxiation, suffocation |
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(satellite adjective) causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless" |
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Synonyms: smothering, suffocating, suffocative |
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(noun) a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) |
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Related Words: disorder, upset |
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