choking
Example Sentences
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The streets of Tehran were calm early on Wednesday, a change from the usual chaotic and choking traffic, with the authorities having announced a bank holiday with just a day's notice.
From Barron's
“If I leave my job, I won’t have anything to give me purpose in my life,” she said in Spanish, choking up.
"This is my redemption," he said, choking up.
From BBC
Footage of rolling flames is as soothing as the real thing, and without the choking emissions and sooty clean-up.
From Salon
“There is doubt, and it’s real,” he said, choking up briefly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
