Synonyms of choking

choking

verb

present participle of choke

1

as in strangling

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

let go of my throat—you're choking me!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangling
• throttling
• suffocating
• asphyxiating
• garotting
• garroting
• smothering
• stifling
• scragging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• reviving
• resuscitating

2

as in vomiting

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomiting
• suffocating
• gagging
• heaving
• stifling
• retching
• smothering
• throwing up
• asphyxiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• respiring
• expiring
• inspiring

3

as in drowning

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangling
• drowning
• suffocating
• smothering
• stifling
• destroying
• asphyxiating
• throttling
• slaying
• garotting
• garroting
• dispatching
• felling
• croaking
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• inhaling
• expiring
• inspiring
• exhaling
• reviving
• resuscitating

4

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something

overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocking
• obstructing
• jamming
• filling
• clogging
• flooding
• congesting
• occluding
• stopping (up)
• plugging (up)
• gumming (up)
• clotting
• damming
• stuffing
• packing
• overwhelming
• corking
• stoppering
• silting
• bunging
• spiling
• glutting
• inundating
• swamping
• stoppling
• furring
• gridlocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening (up)
• freeing
• clearing
• unplugging
• unblocking
• excavating
• unstopping
• emptying
• unclogging
• scooping (out)
• hollowing (out)
• lightening