chocking

present participle of chock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocking
Verb
  • The Prelude also introduces Honda Agile Handling Assist, which adjusts powertrain and braking in concert with steering input.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also a B mode, activated via the car’s gear selector, which increases braking strength.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But after Harrell totaled 54 of his 140 passing yards on the drive, offensive coordinator Todd Fitch drew up consecutive handoffs in the redzone, stalling the drive.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Entry-level jobs have also dwindled because of AI agents, and stalling promotions across many agencies looking to do more with less.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday confronts Bianca, who is bewildered about her Siren-song not sticking; Wednesday is taking control of things now and Bianca needs to trust her.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • What was sticking closer to home in roles about?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rhode Island and Connecticut have said that halting construction of Revolution Wind would harm the states, their residents, investments and the offshore wind industry.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit, filed in Cole County, marks the first legal challenge aimed at halting a special legislative session designed to carve up the Kansas City region and overhaul the state’s initiative petition process.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The 11-year-old was suffering an asthma attack, which was cutting off his supply of oxygen.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Federal immigration authorities arresting a woman in downtown Los Angeles had their vehicle towed away by a tow truck driver who is accused of filming and laughing as one officer chased after him, according to court documents.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The result is an arresting harmony of elegance and attitude, sculptural and bold, yet anchored in refinement.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Theoretically, that makes quantum navigation immune to jamming and spoofing.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities in Scandinavian and Baltic states have said repeatedly that Russia has been regularly jamming the GPS signal in the region.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What dismantling public health does is protect economic and racial privilege.
    Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In parallel, Israel had begun dismantling Hamas.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Chocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocking. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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