chokingly
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋli/
- A chokingly sweet haze of incense wafted into the hallway.
Examples
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The smell of wood, earth, and wild vegetation rose chokingly, and after bright sunlight, darkness fell like a blanket around me.
Fiction book (1990) -
The rain moistened them up a bit so they didn't taste so chokingly dry.
Fiction book (2002) -
I feel nerves at the bottom of my belly, in my now shaking thighs, in my nose chokingly, and in my lips.
Fiction book (1991) -
She spoke chokingly, her voice trembling as she struggled to express her fears.
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The fumes from the fire filled the room chokingly, making it hard to breathe.
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He could only laugh chokingly at the news, overwhelmed with disbelief.
Synonyms
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4.0
In a way that shows you have little air because you feel excited, scared, or very tired
1
7.5
In a way that makes you find it hard to breathe and feel free because of heat or strict rules
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7.3
In a way that makes it hard to breathe or feel free
1
9.9
Someone breathes in a noisy, heavy way like loud snoring
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9.1
With short, noisy breaths because it is hard to breathe
1
8.4
With short, quick breaths after hard exercise
In a way that shows a person is breathing hard after effort or shock
How Breathless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chokingly comes from the common verb choke, which means 'to have your breath stopped' or to feel your throat closing, plus the endings -ing and -ly that turn it into a word that tells how something happens. So, when something happens chokingly, it is so strong or tight that it makes it hard to breathe or speak.