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choking

/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/
Meanings
  • verb

    The act of obstructing the windpipe or esophagus, causing difficulty in breathing.

    - "He was choking on a piece of meat."
    - "The child started choking after swallowing a toy."
  • noun

    A feeling of suffocation or inability to breathe.

    - "She experienced a bout of choking anxiety during the flight."
    - "He described the feeling as a deep and overwhelming choking."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/



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Synonyms

asphyxiate , strangle , suffocate , throttle , block up , bung up , clog , congest , jam , obstruct , stop up , choke out , stifle , stick
Rhymes
Words rhyming with choking
throbbing , choking , smoking , moping , hoping
Variants
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choking , chokingly , choke , choked , chokes , choke off , choked off , chokes off , choking off , choke back , choked back , chokes back , choking back , choke down , choked down , chokes down , choking down , choke out , choked out , chokes out , choking out , choke up , choked up , chokes up , choking up
Etymology
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From the Old English word 'cocian', meaning 'to strangle'.

Trivia
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  1. Choking is the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths.

  2. The average time for a person to lose consciousness during choking is about 30 seconds.

  3. The Heimlich maneuver was named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, who developed the technique in 1974.

Related Concepts
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  1. asphyxiation: The process of death by lack of oxygen to the body.

  2. Heimlich maneuver: A lifesaving procedure used to remove a blockage from the windpipe.

Culture
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In literature, choking has been used as a metaphor for emotional suffocation or feeling overwhelmed. In art, it has been depicted in various forms, such as sculptures and paintings, to represent the fragility of life and the struggle for survival.

How to Memorize "choking"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person's throat being obstructed by a piece of food or a toy, and the difficulty they experience in breathing.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'choking' with the feeling of suffocation or the act of obstructing the windpipe.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the word 'CHOKE', where each letter stands for a different aspect of the definition: C - Choking is the act of obstructing, H - Happens when the windpipe is blocked, O - Obstructs the flow of air, K - Keeps you from breathing, E - Eventually leads to death.

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