breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion | breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion |
cause to retch or choke | cause to retch or choke |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake |
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing |
reduce the air supply | reduce the air supply |
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of | suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of |
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled |
be too tight; rub or press | be too tight; rub or press |
become or cause to become obstructed | become or cause to become obstructed |
wring the neck of | wring the neck of |
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of |
check or slow down the action or effect of | check or slow down the action or effect of |
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation | fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation |