choking

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/
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Noun

choking (plural chokings)

The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.

Translations

obstruction of the flow of air into the lungs

Czech: dušení (cs) n
Danish: kvælning (da) c
Finnish: tukehtuminen

Greek: πνιγμονή (el) f (pnigmoní), πνίξιμο (el) n (pníximo)
Tagalog: balariid, pagkabalariid

Verb

choking

present participle of choke

Anagrams

Hocking, hocking

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