CHOKING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
    Hypernyms(s) choking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
    Hypernyms(s) choking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)