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choking

[choh-king] / ˈtʃoʊ kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

breathless

Synonyms

WEAK

asthmatic blown emphysematous exhausted gasping gulping out of breath panting short of breath short-winded spent stertorous wheezing winded

Antonyms

WEAK

breathy calm

ADJECTIVE

tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airtight fast short uncomfortable

WEAK

blind blocked bolted clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose

WEAK

open slack unsealed

NOUN

constriction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrowing

STRONG

binding compression constraint contraction cramp impediment limitation pressure reduction restriction squeezing stenosis stricture tightness

Antonyms

STRONG

enlargement expansion freedom increase release

WEAK

opening

NOUN

interference

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conflict intervention intrusion obstruction tampering

STRONG

arrest background barring blocking hindrance interposition meddlesomeness opposition prying resistance retardation

WEAK

backseat driving barging in checking clashing clogging hampering intermeddling tackling trespassing

Antonyms

STRONG

encouragement

WEAK

aid assistance help

NOUN

stricture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

restraint

STRONG

astringency binding compression contraction narrowing shrinking squeezing strangulation tightening tightness

Antonyms

STRONG

enlargement

Example Sentences

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Choking up, she added, “I told my mom, ‘I think this is the universe sending me what I needed to feel like I’m a part of this community.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Choking up, he admits, “ I just don’t want it to be over, you know?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

Choking up, he adds, “It was like a silent pain between us that we never spoke of.”

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2024

Choking on smoke, he fled to the only thing he could see, the blue lights of a police car, and dove into its back seat.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2023

Choking back a sob, she stumbled away from us.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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