Definitions for choking
ˈtʃoʊ kɪŋchok·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chokingnoun

   a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

2. choking, strangling, strangulation, throttlingnoun

   the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

   "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chokingnoun

   The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.

2. chokingnoun

   The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.

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1. Choking

   Choking, also known as foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), is a phenomenon that occurs when breathing is impeded by a blockage inside of the respiratory tract. An obstruction that prevents oxygen from entering the lungs results in oxygen deprivation. Although oxygen stored in the blood and lungs can keep a person alive for several minutes after breathing stops, choking often leads to death. Over 4,000 choking-related deaths occur in the United States every year. Deaths from choking most often occur in the very young (children under 2 years old) and in the elderly (adults over 75 years). Foods that can adapt their shape to that of the pharynx (such as bananas, marshmallows, or gelatinous candies) are more dangerous. Various forms of First Aid are used to address resolve choking. Choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. Many episodes go unreported because they are brief and resolve without needing medical attention. Of the reported events, 80% occur in children younger than 15 years, and 20% occur in children older than 15 years. Choking on a foreign object resulted in 162,000 deaths (2.5 per 100,000) in 2013, compared with 140,000 deaths (2.9 per 100,000) in 1990.

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1. choking

   Choking is a condition that occurs when an object, most commonly food or a foreign body, is partially or completely blocking the windpipe or throat, thereby obstructing the flow of air into the lungs. This can cause difficulty or inability to breathe and can potentially be life-threatening. The Heimlich maneuver is often used to dislodge the obstruction in cases of choking.

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1. Choking

   of Choke

2. Chokingadjective

   that chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation

3. Chokingadjective

   indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion

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1. Choking

   Choking is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs. Choking prevents breathing, and can be partial or complete, with partial choking allowing some, although inadequate, flow of air into the lungs. Prolonged or complete choking results in asphyxia which leads to anoxia and is potentially fatal. Oxygen stored in the blood and lungs keep the victim alive for several minutes after breathing is stopped completely. Choking can be caused by: ⁕Physical obstruction of the airway by a foreign body. ⁕Respiratory diseases that involve obstruction of the airway. ⁕Compression of the laryngopharynx, larynx or vertebrate trachea in strangulation.

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1. hocking

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of choking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of choking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of choking in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare, Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, act 1, sc. 1.:

   Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet.

2. Pedro Hernandez:

   Something just took over me, and I was just choking him, he just kind of stood there, and I just felt bad, what I did.

3. Rinesha Moore:

   He pushed me into the fishbowl and he did it with his two hands and he literally started choking and strangling me, like I barely could breathe, he said 'Don’t disrespect my store' as he was choking me.

4. John Steinbeck:

   The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die.

5. Eric Nelson:

   I certainly don’t have medical degrees, but I was always trained and feel it’s a reasonable assumption that if somebody’s, ‘I’m choking, I’m choking,’ well, you’re not choking because you can breathe.

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