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Choking

nounid 25892·updated May 18, 2026
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a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
stranglingstrangulationthrottling
plural
Chokings
possessive
Choking's
pluralpossessive
Chokings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
§2
a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

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