choking

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choking (enc)

Noun	1.	choking - a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) disorder, upset - condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
	2.	choking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" strangling, strangulation, throttling suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen

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