Choking
Choking noun - The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe.
Usage example: no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
Suffocation and choking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suffocation" instead a noun "Choking".
Suffocation
Suffocation noun - The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped).
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Synonyms for Suffocation
Choking and suffocation are semantically related. You can use "Choking" instead a noun "Suffocation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- choke and choking
- choke and suffocation
- interference and choking
- interference and suffocation
- stifling and choking
- stifling and suffocation
- astringency and choking
- astringency and suffocation
- gasp and choking
- gasp and suffocation
- strangling and choking
- strangling and suffocation
- constriction and choking
- constriction and suffocation
Both words in one sentence
- More messily, another poison causes symptoms which resemble anaphylatic shock or choking/suffocation—but the poison is stated to have magic in it, and it may have been sourced from an order of shapechanging assassins, so it may be justified.
Source: Perfect Poison
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