CHOKING


Meaning of CHOKING in English

adjective

Etymology: from present participle of choke (I)

1. : producing the feeling of strangulation

a choking cloud of dust

2. : indistinct in utterance — used especially of the voice of a person affected with strong emotion

• chok·ing·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.