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choked
adjective as in anxious
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adjective as in congested
adjective as in insecure
adjective as in neurotic
adjective as in smothered
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- asphyxiated
- suffocated
Weak match
adjective as in strained
adjective as in tense
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Example Sentences
By Saturday morning, the rescue mission had shifted to a recovery operation, said Davis, who was visibly choked up.
The report also included statements from children who said Sothea had choked or slapped them, usually in response to fights that had erupted among the kids.
Nor does Russia have enough ice-strengthened tankers capable of moving Arctic oil and gas because Western export controls have choked off access to foreign-built ships, key components and technology.
"Our skies are being choked by wildfire smoke we didn't start and can't control," wrote Calvin Callahan, a Republican state representative from Wisconsin, in a letter dated early August.
On Tuesday, Kimmel choked up as he told viewers it was "never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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