chocking

Definition of chockingnext
present participle of chock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocking
Verb
  • The competitive picture could swing again in Shanghai next week at the Chinese GP, as Melbourne was one of a small group of tracks where the engines are particularly starved of energy due to a lack of braking zones.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Another teaches panic braking techniques, allowing students to activate a vehicle's anti-lock braking system, or ABS, to stop safely.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • To protect these fragile machines, developers are supposed to invest in expensive battery storage or grid backups, ultimately driving up production costs and stalling the transition to affordable green fuel.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Rising oil prices are also likely to boost the costs of other goods, with the closed strait also stalling shipments of fertilizer ingredients and likely raising prices on household items that could hit consumers for months.
    Timothy Gardner, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While standard cast iron typically requires seasoning to both preserve and maintain its quality and help prevent food from sticking, this cast iron is equipped with a black matte satin interior enamel coating that’s made to resist cracking, chipping, and staining.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Hanson continued to cause problems for Christensen — now at Barcelona — by sticking diligently to his left flank duties, and Filipe Morais levelled the score 15 minutes from time.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • His comments came after Putin asked the government and companies to consider halting gas supplies to the European market without waiting for an import ban.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That’s massively good news after his 2023 season ended early thanks to a ruptured Achilles in Week 12, halting what was looking to be his best professional season.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is considering cutting off Iranian access to billions of dollars held in the Gulf state, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And people very quickly begin to think about cutting off electricity, cutting off water, damage to their cities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Casa Malca remains one of the most visually arresting addresses right on the beach, with 70 suites.
    Gina Góngora, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Our Top Picks Nordic Knots’s elegant Scandinavian style (and penchant for arresting patterns) have made their rugs a hot commodity among design lovers like the AD team since their inception in 2016.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Such efforts would have likely included hacking military networks, jamming radar systems, disrupting satellites, and destroying communication nodes.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
  • If our fates were inscribed in our genetics, why would anyone bother to maintain a skin-care routine, much less go to the trouble of jamming his tongue against the top of his mouth or whacking himself with a hammer?
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The administration has been systematically dismantling the EPA’s enforcement capabilities and sees California’s autonomy as an obstacle to eliminating carbon-reduction policies and electric/hybrid vehicle quotas.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Law enforcement has since released footage from Nancy’s front-door camera showing a person in a ski mask dismantling the camera.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Chocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocking. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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