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Synonyms of CHOKING

Valid in Scrabble US · 17 points

CHOKING: definition and more

54 synonyms in 15 meanings 43 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of CHOKING by meaning

noun

  1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

verb

  1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

  2. be too tight; rub or press

  3. wring the neck of

  4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

  5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

  6. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

  7. check or slow down the action or effect of

  8. become or cause to become obstructed

    Also: choke off, clog up, back up.

  9. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

  10. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

  11. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

  12. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

    Also: pass away, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, snuff it.

  13. reduce the air supply

  14. cause to retch or choke