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Meanings of choking in anglès

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Mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs.

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          The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe.

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                Usage of choking in anglès
                1
                A second scream came, piteous, all hope gone, choking sobs followed it.
                Micah & Strange Candy
                2
                I started choking on my food and needed to clear my throat.'
                The Secret Crown (2010)
                3
                Knight, 32, spoke from a prepared text, at times choking back tears.
                Reuters
                4
                I could feel the power like water on every side, choking close.
                Bloody Bones
                5
                You have an amazing family,' she managed to get out without choking.
                Dating the rebel tycoon
                6
                From my aunt Bea, he said, choking out the words between guffaws.
                Extracurricular activities
                7
                If you said choking, smoking, coal-toking China, give yourself a carbon credit.
                Wired
                8
                We were choking in the chemical fumes of the released, half-burned gases.
                Wandl the Invader
                9
                This isn't a heart attack, and it's not a choking incident either.
                Latte trouble
                10
                She was standing in the yard, and the dust was choking her.
                All Roads Lead to Calvary
                11
                The man was choking and writhing upon the floor in his pain.
                The Seventh Noon
                12
                I search online for news on Rome and see a city choking.
                The Guardian
                13
                The hook-like finger tears the black tobacco out of the choking mouth.
                David Lockwin—The People's Idol
                14
                Like smoke it is choking us; like smoke it will pass away.
                A Miscellany of Men
                15
                Others were cursing and choking in the hot vapour which stifled us.
                The Soul of the War
                16
                With one great choking sob the people answered; their hearts were breaking.
                Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners)
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