choked
chohkt
- v breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband - v be too tight; rub or press
- v wring the neck of
The man choked his opponent - v constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- v struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- v fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience - v check or slow down the action or effect of
She choked her anger - v become or cause to become obstructed
- v impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- v become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- v suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- v pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- v reduce the air supply
- v cause to retch or choke
- s stopped up; clogged up
streets choked with traffic
- Imelda's dancing partner at countless parties, he testified in a voice choked with emotion, "When my brother died, my mother wanted to commit suicide.
- Mostly they're entertaining, bumping and meandering their way around a room like a Star Wars droid, occasionally beeping "uh-oh" to let you know it has choked itself on speaker .
- As a 24-year-old reporter in Mexico City, Jorge Ramos felt choked by more than just the capital's notorious smog.