CHOKING

7 letters 17 Scrabble points /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/

Definition of CHOKING

verb

  1. To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

    "Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish."

  2. To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

    "The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me."

    Synonyms: asphyxiate strangle suffocate throttle

  3. To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

    "to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"

    Synonyms: block up bung up clog congest jam
Related words: asphyxiate strangle suffocate throttle block up bung up clog congest
noun

  1. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.

  2. The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C H O K I N G
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points

Anagrams of CHOKING

Words that use the same letters:

HOCKING

Words Containing "CHOKING"

CHOKINGLY INTERCHOKING UNCHOKING

Words Starting with "CHOKING"

CHOKINGLY

Words Ending with "CHOKING"

INTERCHOKING UNCHOKING