Synonyms for choking
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
Related words
- Phrases
- choking coil
Forms
- Plural
- chokings → stranglings, strangulations, throttlings…
Example sentences
- strangling Sami started strangling Layla.
- strangulation The cause of death was strangulation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| choking | rising | |
| strangling | rising | |
| strangulation | steady | |
| throttling | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- strangling3, throttling3
- 13 letters
- strangulation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (strangling3 = 3 syllables).