choking

noun

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

Synonyms for choking

stranglingn strangulationn throttlingn suffocationn chokedadj asphyxiationn strangledadj smotheringadj asphyxian drowningv

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