Choking vs. Chocking

Chokingnoun

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

Chokingnoun

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

Chokingverb

present participle of choke

Chokingadjective

That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.

Chokingadjective

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

Chokingnoun

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

Chokingnoun

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe;

Choking

Choking occurs when breathing is impeded by a constricted or obstructed throat or windpipe. In some cases, the airflow is completely blocked, and in other cases, insufficient air passes through to the lungs, resulting in oxygen deprivation.

Chockingverb

present participle of chock