Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: choked
IPA transcription: [tʃ'oʊkt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: choked, clogged
    Meaning: stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic"
Usage examples
  • Hale choked.
  • THE ENGINE BECAME CHOKED
  • "Why, Tommy!" Nan choked.
  • You will be choked, Judge."
  • Tom paused, and choked back a sob.
  • He opened his eyes and choked with fright.
  • Tears of shame and despair choked her utterance.
  • "I didn't--want--to go," choked Billy, under her breath.
  • To add to our dilemma, we found the pumps choked and nearly useless.
  • "And as for me," said Porthos, "I swear nothing, but I'm choked. Forsooth!