1
as in throttled
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
let go of my throat—you're choking me!
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2
as in vomited
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe
the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking
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as in drowned
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in blocked
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choked
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Mets, in the nation’s largest market, won the offseason but choked during the regular season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Lindsay had been bound, raped and choked to death, then covered with blankets, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
She was later pronounced dead after allegedly being choked.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The punishment was allegedly being body slammed and choked.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
There Naso allegedly choked her to death, placing the body in a trash bag, and dumping it from the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Last year, before his daughter Autumn wed actor Dor Gvirtsman, The Shield alum revealed on Live with Kelly and Mark that the thought of it choked him up.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In 2019, suspecting one of their sons of vandalism, San Diego County sheriff’s deputies burst into the Najarros’ Vista home without a warrant, then punched, choked, fired a Taser gun at and threatened to shoot different members of the family before arresting them all, the family said in a lawsuit.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Mets, in the nation’s largest market, won the offseason but choked during the regular season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Lindsay had been bound, raped and choked to death, then covered with blankets, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
She was later pronounced dead after allegedly being choked.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The punishment was allegedly being body slammed and choked.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
There Naso allegedly choked her to death, placing the body in a trash bag, and dumping it from the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Last year, before his daughter Autumn wed actor Dor Gvirtsman, The Shield alum revealed on Live with Kelly and Mark that the thought of it choked him up.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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Scott was convicted of participating in the 1981 murder of Larry Miner, who was tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kruse said Hoffman likely died within minutes of being strangled with a paracord, The Gazette reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Max urinated and vomited on himself, went into cardiac arrest and ultimately, lost consciousness during his prolonged restraint.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Eugene is less convinced of the wisdom of this endeavor, and his idea for nourishing the Clockwork Boy — feeding him honey — is projectile-vomited back in his face.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The 46-year-old former country star and 42-year-old actress suffered a tragedy in 2019 when their 3-year-old son River drowned in the pool outside their Texas home.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the front handwash sink was partially blocked by a trash bin.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The road behind the chain store will be blocked off to include a vinyl pop-up record store, photo booth, friendship bracelets, glitter sprinkles on Starbucks cold foam drinks and more.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Qatar is deepening its presence in Egypt after more than a decade of strained ties.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Reports about father and son’s strained relationship have been everywhere of late.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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In an industry throttled by changing demands and pressures, making small tweaks won’t prevent the worst risks of grid instability over the next 10 years.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Head coach DeShaun Foster did not have many answers for why UCLA got throttled 35-10 at home by New Mexico on Friday night.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Denver comes into the game with a fantastic defense that completely suffocated Jake Browning and the Cincinnati Bengals.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Travis Decker, the man believed to have suffocated and abandoned his three young daughters at a campsite in the Washington state wilderness, is dead, Chelan County authorities said Thursday.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Women are barred from ordination in the Catholic Church, and the disagreement has obstructed attempts to bring the churches together.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Comey is alleged to have obstructed Congress by lying to a Senate committee in 2020 while being questioned about probes into Trump in 2016, according to the indictment.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Choked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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