How Do You Spell CHOKING?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈə͡ʊkɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "choking" is spelled with a "ch" at the beginning because it is pronounced with a voiceless velar stop followed by a voiceless palato-alveolar affricate. In IPA phonetic transcription, this is represented as /tʃoʊkɪŋ/. The "k" in "choking" is pronounced as a voiceless velar stop, which is represented in IPA as /k/. The "ing" ending is pronounced with a voiced velar nasal, which is represented as /ŋ/. Together, these sounds create the word we know as "choking".

CHOKING Meaning and Definition

1. Choking refers to the impairment or obstruction of the airway, resulting in difficulty or inability to breathe. It occurs when a foreign object, such as a piece of food or another object, becomes lodged in the throat or windpipe, preventing the normal flow of air to the lungs. This obstruction can be partial or complete, leading to mild or severe breathing difficulties.

   When choking occurs, the person affected may struggle to cough or make any sounds at all, signaling the inability to get air through the blocked airway. Other common signs of choking include panicking, clutching the throat, turning blue or red in the face, and exhibiting distress signals such as pointing or grabbing at the throat.

   Choking can have serious consequences if not quickly addressed, as the lack of oxygen can lead to brain damage or even death. Immediate action is crucial to clear the airway and restore normal breathing. First aid techniques, such as the Heimlich maneuver, are commonly used to forcefully dislodge the obstruction by applying abdominal thrusts and expelling the foreign object from the throat.

   To prevent choking, it is important to chew food thoroughly, especially if it is hard, large, or difficult to swallow. Small objects, such as toys or small food items, should be kept out of reach of young children who may put them in their mouths. Being aware of choking hazards and taking appropriate precautions can help reduce the risk of choking incidents.

2. Suffocating.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for CHOKING *

• chocking 87.4396135%
• choaking 6.2801932%
• chokeing 4.347826%
• chockung 0.9661835%
• shoking 0.4830917%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for CHOKING

• chekin
• chikins
• shcoking
• shokeing
• nooking
• chukling
• cehcking
• chauking
• schoking
• chuging
• ccoking
• chooling
• cheaing
• chekcing
• chossing
• cheaking
• chooding
• cheeking
• shooking
• choming
• chwing
• knoking
• chooping
• chrging
• schooing
• choising
• thking
• woking
• chikin
• coooking
• chousing
• chiling
• chording
• cheking
• chekking
• chaeking
• noking
• chaging
• shking
• chenking
• ghoing
• chosing
• checing
• chooing
• cholking
• iooking
• choping
• ooking
• chceking
• chsaing
• cookin
• choing
• chicking
• chedking
• chaing
• sheking
• shcking
• chuking
• cecking
• chosin
• shoing
• thaking
• chacing
• theking
• chothing
• cking
• chacking
• chowing
• foking
• chnging
• tooking
• choocing
• cookiing
• chesking
• chofing
• shsking
• cooeing
• chcking
• choesing
• cicking
• choufing
• chaking
• chooking
• chokoing
• choring
• choringg
• chokins
• uhohing
• Chckuing
• Chokeng
• Chokion
• Chodiung
• chukins
• chokind
• chouking
• Kloking
• Cehoring
• Khoing
• Choringe

Etymology of CHOKING

The word choking is derived from the Old English word ceccean or cecan, which means to suffocate or to choke. This Old English word, in turn, is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kek-, meaning to cough or to choke. The origin of this word can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *keg-, which also meant to cough or to choke.

Similar spelling words for CHOKING

• poking,
• Chopping,
• Chu Kiang,
• Chinking,
• shaking,
• Checking,
• shirking,
• O.K.'ing,
• shocking,
• hooking,
• Choosing,
• Cocking,
• cooking,
• Yoking,
• Charging,
• Hiking,
• chucking,
• corking,
• joking,
• Caking,
• Shoeing,
• Cookingham.

Plural form of CHOKING is CHOKINGS

Conjugate verb Choking

CONDITIONAL

I would choke

we would choke

you would choke

he/she/it would choke

they would choke

FUTURE

I will choke

we will choke

you will choke

he/she/it will choke

they will choke

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have choked

we will have choked

you will have choked

he/she/it will have choked

they will have choked

PAST

I choked

we choked

you choked

he/she/it choked

they choked

PAST PERFECT

I had choked

we had choked

you had choked

he/she/it had choked

they had choked

PRESENT

I choke

we choke

you choke

he/she/it chokes

they choke

PRESENT PERFECT

I have choked

we have choked

you have choked

he/she/it has choked

they have choked

I am choking

we are choking

you are choking

he/she/it is choking

they are choking

I was choking

we were choking

you were choking

he/she/it was choking

they were choking

I will be choking

we will be choking

you will be choking

he/she/it will be choking

they will be choking

I have been choking

we have been choking

you have been choking

he/she/it has been choking

they have been choking

I had been choking

we had been choking

you had been choking

he/she/it had been choking

they had been choking

I will have been choking

we will have been choking

you will have been choking

he/she/it will have been choking

they will have been choking

I would have choked

we would have choked

you would have choked

he/she/it would have choked

they would have choked

I would be choking

we would be choking

you would be choking

he/she/it would be choking

they would be choking

I would have been choking

we would have been choking

you would have been choking

he/she/it would have been choking

they would have been choking