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choking
adjective chok·ing \ˈchō-kiŋ\
Definition of CHOKING
1
: producing the feeling of strangulation <a choking cloud of smog>
2
: indistinct in utterance —used especially of a person's voice <a low choking laugh>
— chok·ing·ly \-kiŋ-lē\ adverb
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