Choking - English meaning

Choking – definitions in English dictionary

verb
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Usage examples:
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea
Synonims:
Gag Retch Cough Struggle for air Fight for breath Gasp
verb
Fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
Usage examples:
The roads were choked with traffic
Synonims:
Clog (up)Bung up Block Obstruct Stop up Silt up Plug Dam up Congest Jam Gunge up Occlude Obturate
verb
Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion.
Usage examples:
He was choked with fury
verb
Enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air.
Usage examples:
Carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked

noun
A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Usage examples:
An automatic choke

noun
A sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.
Usage examples:
A little choke of laughter

noun
The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Usage examples:
Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

verb
Present participle of choke
Usage examples:
She choked to death on a fish bone., children can choke on peanuts., peanuts can choke a small chil…

Choking translation into English

Choking: translate from English into Chinese

窒息, 哽, 窒息的

Choking: translate from English into Dutch

Verstikking, Stikken, Verstikken, Versperren, Choken, Vernauwen, Wurgen, Smoren, Doen stikken, Zich verslikken, Verstoppen, Opstoppen, Volproppen, Worgen

Choking: translate from English into French

Étouffement, Étouffer, Étrangler, Obstruer, Engorger, Boucher, Arrêter, Embouteiller, S'étrangler

Choking: translate from English into German

Würgend, Drosselung, Ätzend

Choking: translate from English into Hindi

घुट, श्वसन मार्ग में अवरोध

Choking: translate from English into Italian

Soffocamento, Soffocante, Strozzato

Choking: translate from English into Korean

질식, 메우다, 마르게 하다, 목이 메게 하다, 막히다, 질식시키다, 억제하다, 초크하다, ...을 실망시키다, ...을 낙담시키다, 숨이 막히다

Choking: translate from English into Russian

Задыхаясь, Душить, Задыхаться, Заглушать, Давиться, Захлебываться, Поперхнуться, Приглушать, Засорять, Забивать, Дросселировать

Choking: translate from English into Spanish

Asfixia, Ahogar, Ahogarse, Sofocar, Obstruir, Sofocarse, Atascar, Estrangularse, Tapar a

Word origin

Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek).

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Choking – similar words

choke

verb
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Usage examples:
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun
A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Usage examples:
An automatic choke

noun
The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Usage examples:
Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

Choke - all meanings in English

Choking synonims

block

noun
A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
Usage examples:
A block of marble

verb
Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
Usage examples:
The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb
Obstruct

Block - all meanings in English

congest

verb
Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb
To make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or crowded
Usage examples:
There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

Congest - all meanings in English

cough

verb
Expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
Usage examples:
He tried to speak and started to cough

noun
An act or sound of coughing.
Usage examples:
She gave a discreet cough

Cough - all meanings in English

gag

noun
A piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking.
Usage examples:
They tied him up and put a gag in his mouth

verb
Put a gag on (someone).
Usage examples:
She was bound and gagged by robbers

verb
Tell jokes.
Usage examples:
They gagged about their sexual problems

Gag - all meanings in English

gasp

verb
Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.
Usage examples:
A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun
A convulsive catching of breath.
Usage examples:
His breath was coming in gasps

Gasp - all meanings in English

jam

verb
Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
Usage examples:
Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun
An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
Usage examples:
Paper jams

verb
A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
Usage examples:
Strawberry jam

Jam - all meanings in English

obstruct

verb
Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Usage examples:
She was obstructing the entrance

Obstruct - all meanings in English

obturate

verb
Block up; obstruct.

Obturate - all meanings in English

occlude

verb
Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).
Usage examples:
Thick make-up can occlude the pores

verb
To block something
Usage examples:
Veins can get occluded by blood clots.

Occlude - all meanings in English

plug

noun
A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.
Usage examples:
Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb
Short for fireplug.

Plug - all meanings in English

retch

verb
Make the sound and movement of vomiting.
Usage examples:
The sour taste in her mouth made her retch

noun
A movement or sound of vomiting.
Usage examples:
With a sudden retch he vomited all over the floor

verb
To make the sound and action of vomiting, esp. when nothing is actually vomited

Retch - all meanings in English

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