Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C choking: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chok•ing Pronunciation: (chō'king), [key] — adj. (of the voice) husky and strained, esp. because of emotion. causing the feeling of being choked: a choking cloud of smoke. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: choking (Thesaurus) chokes choky TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: saturnine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language