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chocking

verb

present participle of chock
as in braking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocking
  1. braking
  2. stalling
  3. sticking
  4. halting
  5. cutting off
  6. arresting
  7. jamming
  8. dismantling
Verb
  • This section ends with another heavy braking zone at Turn 17, where speeds are expected to drop from 175mph to around 60mph.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Aston Martin / Brough Superior Brough’s also doing its double-wishbone ‘Fior fork’ front suspension that separates steering and braking forces, and avoids diving.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of braking
Verb
  • Kehler suspects his hopes for expanding business in Canada are stalling because residents there resent the way the president and members of his Cabinet treat their country, a longtime ally.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At a press conference afterward, Kushner argued that the Iranians were merely stalling.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • The most improbable player to win a spot on the Miami’s 53 man roster didn’t merely defy the odds by sticking as an undrafted rookie, the only one of more than a dozen Dolphins to do that.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Continue to cook, agitating eggs and occasionally shaking pan and running spatula underneath to ensure eggs aren’t sticking, until surface of eggs looks somewhat set but still slightly shiny, about 30 seconds more.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sticking
Verb
  • In this podcast episode, Altman addresses the reality of AI alignment, the Hugging Face incident, and OpenAI's commitment to halting training runs if safety thresholds aren't met.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Mahomes and the offense never looked right … and then, in December, Mahomes tore his ACL, effectively ending the Chiefs’ season and halting the team’s run of 10 straight years in the playoffs.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • If time is limited, prioritize cutting off seed heads and flower structures.
    — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • However, Trump on Friday said the US would save money by cutting off trade with Canada.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting off
Verb
  • The ruling requires federal immigration agents to consider the totality of the circumstances known to them before arresting someone without a warrant.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • San Francisco Police Department The following day, officers served warrants at homes on Executive Park Boulevard and Newhall Street, arresting 46-year-old Leander Pitts and 39-year-old Starr Lamare.
    — Kevin Ko, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of arresting
Verb
  • In other words…the exact group of people who might still be jamming to Macklemore.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Electronic warfare can disrupt some unmanned systems, but autonomous drones, resistant communications links and other technologies can make jamming less reliable.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of jamming
Verb
  • The Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning federal limits on planet-warming pollution from coal and gas power plants, dismantling most Biden-era climate rules in the name of lowering energy costs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After dismantling their two true cupcakes, the Dawgs have to go on the road against Alabama and Ole Miss, but after that, the toughest game is… Oklahoma in Athens?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismantling
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“Chocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocking. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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