Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to choke
Participle: choked
Gerund: choking
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | choke |
| you | choke |
| he;she;it | chokes |
| we | choke |
| you | choke |
| they | choke |
Perfect
| I | have choked |
| you | have choked |
| he;she;it | has choked |
| we | have choked |
| you | have choked |
| they | have choked |
Past
| I | choked |
| you | choked |
| he;she;it | choked |
| we | choked |
| you | choked |
| they | choked |
Pluperfect
| I | had choked |
| you | had choked |
| he;she;it | had choked |
| we | had choked |
| you | had choked |
| they | had choked |
Future
| I | will choke |
| you | will choke |
| he;she;it | will choke |
| we | will choke |
| you | will choke |
| they | will choke |
Future Perfect
| I | will have choked |
| you | will have choked |
| he;she;it | will have choked |
| we | will have choked |
| you | will have choked |
| they | will have choked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | choke |
| you | choke |
| he;she;it | choke |
| we | choke |
| you | choke |
| they | choke |
Perfect
| I | have choked |
| you | have choked |
| he;she;it | have choked |
| we | have choked |
| you | have choked |
| they | have choked |
Imperfect
| I | choked |
| you | choked |
| he;she;it | choked |
| we | choked |
| you | choked |
| they | choked |
Pluperfect
| I | had choked |
| you | had choked |
| he;she;it | had choked |
| we | had choked |
| you | had choked |
| they | had choked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would choke |
| you | would choke |
| he;she;it | would choke |
| we | would choke |
| you | would choke |
| they | would choke |
Perfect
| I | would have choked |
| you | would have choked |
| he;she;it | would have choked |
| we | would have choked |
| you | would have choked |
| they | would have choked |
Imperative
| you | choke |
| we | Let's choke |
| you | choke |
Verbs conjugated like 'choke'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'choke'
choake,
chope,
chore,
cloke,
coke,
hoke,
avoke,
boke,
broke,
cake,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- strangle
- stifle, throttle, smother, suffocate, asphyxiate, strangulate, gag, garrote
- clog
- congest, plug, obstruct, cram, stuff, crowd, overload, gorge
- retard
- check, limit, constrict, impede, hinder, close, stunt
- cry
- sob, rage, blubber
Antonyms
- to draw air into the lungs
- asphyxiate, suffocate, breathe
- retard
- hasten, speed, expedite, advance
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1200, aphetic of
acheken, from O.E.
aceocian "to choke" (with intensive
a-), probably from base of
ceoke "jaw, cheek." Meaning "valve which controls air to a carburetor" first recorded 1926.
Choke-cherry (1785) so called for its astringent qualities.
Choker "large neckerchief" is from 1848.
2. From Middle English choken (also cheken), from earlier acheken, from Old English āċēocian (“to choke”), probably derived from Old English ċēoce, ċēace (“jaw, cheek”), see cheek. Cognate with Icelandic kok (“throat”), koka (“to gulp”). See also achoke. See: Middle English '
choken'.
Verbs referencing "choke"
French
choker.
Sample Sentences
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[...] boy wondered and grieved that she could not eat; and when, putting his arms round her neck, he tried to wedge some of his cake into her mouth, it seemed to her that the rising in her throat would choke her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of rivers, who (praise be to Heaven ) has no young children like him ! An enormous ditch, sometimes two or three miles wide, running liquid mud, six miles an hour: its strong and frothy current choked and obstructed everywhere by huge logs and whole forest trees: now twining themselves together in great rafts, from the interstices of which a sedgy, lazy foam works up, to float upon the water 's [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Tom spoke with fast-running tears and choking voice. St. Clare leaned his head on his shoulder, and wrung the hard, faithful, black hand.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] in port rises the vision of the church-spire and loving roofs of his native village, seen over the top of some black wave only for one last farewell. He drew his arms tightly over his bosom, and choked back the bitter tears, and tried to pray. The poor old soul had such a singular, unaccountable prejudice in favor of liberty, that it was a hard wrench for him; and the more he said, “ Thy will be [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Used to ! ” said she, bitterly. She stopped short,—a word of choking feelings, rising in her heart, kept her silent.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Blast the girl ! ” said Legree. “ I'll choke her.—Em ! Em ! ” he called, harshly; but only a mocking echo from the walls answered him. The sweet voice still sung on:
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] up; “ but _He_ gives it to us, and that's the victory. When we can love and pray over all and through all, the battle's past, and the victory's come,—glory be to God ! ” And, with streaming eyes and choking voice, the black man looked up to heaven.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] his mother merely a line, stating the day that she might expect him home. Of the death scene of his old friend he had not the heart to write. He had tried several times, and only succeeded in half choking himself; and invariably finished by tearing up the paper, wiping his eyes, and rushing somewhere to get quiet.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)