choking
noun
1 choking
A condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx).
Polish: dławienie
2 choking
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe:
— No evidence that the choking was done by the accused.
synonyms: strangling, strangulation, throttling.
Dutch: worging, wurging, asfyxiatie, suffocatie, verstikking
Polish: duszenie
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