Begin and Choking

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Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).

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Choking is an antonym for begin.

Nearby Word: beginning

Choking noun - A condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx).

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Begin is an antonym for choking in smother topic.

Nearby Words: choke, choked, choky, choker

Wacky Wayside Tribes begin choking the plot to conceal the fact that the writers have basically run out of story.

Source: Sequelitis
In Alice Isn't Dead, Sylvia says that the smell of heather oil repels the Thistle Man, so when The Narrator goes to confront him she slathers herself in it and shoves some whole heather branches into his mouth, which causes him to begin choking and turning purple.

Source: Supernatural Repellent

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