Choking and Short

Choking

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

Short and choking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Choking".

Nearby Words: choke, choked, choky, choker

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Choking and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Choking" instead an adjective "Short".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Curse Cut Short Amusingly played with in Predator 2, where the titular alien cuts Harrigan's assessment of its looks short by choking him, then finishes it off anyway.
  • Razor Floss The most commonly seen mistake in movies is to make the length too short, slowly choking the victim to death.
    Source: Razor Floss
  • Extreme Doormat In season four, Sam stops just short of choking Dean to death after Dean calls him a monster on top of Sam's hallucinations of Dean loathing him in one episode.
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