English dictionary

choking

/'/tS//oU/k/I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.

adjective

Source: webster1913

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

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

noun.act

Examples
No evidence that the choking was done by the accused.

Synonyms strangling strangulation throttling

Source: WordNet 3.0