choking
noun
1. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
Definition categories: state, disorder, upset
2. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
Similar word(s): strangling, strangulation, throttling
Definition categories: act, asphyxiation, suffocation
verb
1. present participle of choke