1
as in strangles
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
let go of my throat—you're choking me!
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3
as in smothers
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 blocks
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of chokes
On the ground, there’s a war of grappling, chokes, and limb breaks, and Oliveira is one of the best to ever fight it.
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Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Again, Dylan absolutely chokes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
There’s a moment in the second film that really chokes me up.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Unbridled perfection injects its rigidity into your bloodstream and chokes the flow of spontaneous and flexible ideas.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Again, Dylan absolutely chokes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
There’s a moment in the second film that really chokes me up.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Unbridled perfection injects its rigidity into your bloodstream and chokes the flow of spontaneous and flexible ideas.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chokes
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In response to his desperate order, a blinding light fills the set at Pinewood Studios outside London before cutting out and leaving Pascal's Reed and his family drenched in darkness.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Sun roster isn’t exactly dripping with bucket getters, and Morrow fills that need.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Chokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chokes. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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