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Meanings of choking in English
Mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs.
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estrangulació Usage of choking in English
1
A second scream came, piteous, all hope gone, choking sobs followed it.
2
I started choking on my food and needed to clear my throat.'
3
Knight, 32, spoke from a prepared text, at times choking back tears.
4
I could feel the power like water on every side, choking close.
5
You have an amazing family,' she managed to get out without choking.
6
From my aunt Bea, he said, choking out the words between guffaws.
7
If you said choking, smoking, coal-toking China, give yourself a carbon credit.
8
We were choking in the chemical fumes of the released, half-burned gases.
9
This isn't a heart attack, and it's not a choking incident either.
10
She was standing in the yard, and the dust was choking her.
11
The man was choking and writhing upon the floor in his pain.
12
I search online for news on Rome and see a city choking.
13
The hook-like finger tears the black tobacco out of the choking mouth.
14
Like smoke it is choking us; like smoke it will pass away.
15
Others were cursing and choking in the hot vapour which stifled us.
16
With one great choking sob the people answered; their hearts were breaking.
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