Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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choking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
asphyxiation | Yes | No | No | No |
choking (noun) | asphyxiation (noun) |
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | killing by depriving of oxygen |
a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) |
choking (adjective) | asphyxiation (adjective) |
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causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat |