chocking

present participle of chock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocking
Verb
  • Each trike benefits from a hydraulic brake at each wheel, with 180-mm rotors, and the rear lighting setup includes a braking tail-light plus turn signaling.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This included the landing gear failed to deploy, along with reverse thrusters, which redirect engine thrust forward and are crucial for braking.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The odds of a prolonged federal government shutdown stretching into mid-November have jumped as negotiations to pass a funding bill continue stalling in the Senate, according to Polymarket betting odds.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Attempts to add more stringent enforcement requirements, however, keep stalling in the Legislature.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the cozy Walker's Point restaurant — plus cooking school, plus event space — has been going strong since, sticking strong to its mission to support local farmers in every season.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And yet, hiring a college coach to manage means sticking your neck out in a way that no top baseball executive ever has.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and environmental advocacy group the Friends of the Everglades filed an early lawsuit that resulted in halting the construction of Alligator Alcatraz, arguing that the facility harms the fragile ecosystem of the Everglades.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In January, Lau entered a Rule 11 agreement with Paxton, halting her from practicing.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Per the trailer, the duo decide that her hair must go and end up shaving it off — a drastic change that Stone embraced, cutting off her naturally blond locks for the role.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • It was recently revealed that Andrew lied about cutting off his relationship with Epstein.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Police arresting a pile of mac and cheese.
    Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • As the first episode unfolds, Piest's mom's actions lead to police questioning Gacy and eventually arresting him just days after the teenager's disappearance.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The all-weather aircraft executed a series of precise manoeuvres, including a hover salute, backward ascent, and vertical climb, before deploying jamming flares in a vivid display of battlefield readiness.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Restaurants and drug stores catered to crowds jamming doorways.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The plant is in the sixth year of dismantling above-ground structures, which is scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2028.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • By embracing mobile and AI tools, SIFF isn’t chasing trends but dismantling barriers, turning digital literacy into artistic agency.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Chocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocking. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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