choking
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/
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asfixia
- Turn to the camera and say, so next time you see someone choking across the food court, you be the hero.
And this person was choking, I guess, to death.
- And this person was choking, I guess, to death.
- And so yeah, I have both a fear of vomiting and a fear of choking.
- And then I went years Molly successfully went years without choking until I was then on a date.
- And, and, but I, when I went home, my memory was the trauma of almost choking and dying.
- Was it the, the choking and and and and shaking?
- What how is it that a shoulder of a person can do the choking?
Examples
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Just a heads up if you see me coughing or choking or sneezing or clearing my throat, I don't feel very well at the moment.
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The act of choking can cause panic in both the person affected and those nearby.
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You know, because why are you stopping me from putting this toy in my mouth and choking myself?
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I was choking at the table and I like freaked out as you should.
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* Choking episodes or partners witnessing apnoeas, i.e., periodic episodes of stopping breathing in their sleep.
Academic text (2011) -
He realized that choking was a risk when his toddler tried to eat a large piece of food without chewing.
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In emergency situations, knowing what to do during choking can save a person's life.
Synonyms
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9.6
Not enough oxygen in the body that makes you lose consciousness or die
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7.1
A temporary stop in breathing, often during sleep
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5.2
Not being able to breathe because there is not enough air
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8.6
A condition in which a person cannot breathe and becomes unconscious from lack of oxygen
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9.9
A sudden closing of the throat you cannot control that stops breathing for a short time
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Compounds
- Specialized
A coil used in circuits that lets direct current pass but reduces alternating current
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Etymology
The word choking comes from the old English verb choke, which meant to 'strangle' or 'make someone stop breathing'. So choking is the act when the throat or airway is blocked and a person cannot breathe, like when food gets stuck or someone presses on the neck.