choking

adjective
UK: /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/
US: /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/

  1. Having severe difficulty breathing because something is blocking your throat.

    1. The baby is choking, call for help now! [ ] [ ]
    2. He started choking on a piece of meat during the family dinner. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

suffocating
choking verb

  1. Present participle of choke: struggling to breathe because something is blocking your airway.

    1. She is choking on her food. [ ] [ ]
    2. The plant is choking the other plants in the garden, needs cutting. [ ] [ ]

  2. To be unable to play well because of nerves or pressure.

    1. He was choking in the final round. [ ] [ ]
    2. Despite leading for most of the game, our team was choking under pressure. [ ] [ ]
choking noun

  1. The act of someone having severe difficulty breathing, or the feeling of restriction.

    1. I experienced a choking feeling. [ ] [ ]
    2. The choking was so bad that I almost passed out during the incident. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "choking" is /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "choking": suffocating.

Example usage of "choking": "The baby is choking, call for help now!". More examples on the page.