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choked back

choked back is the simple past and past participle of choke back.

Meaning of choke back

Verb

choke back (third-person singular simple present chokes back, present participle choking back, simple past and past participle choked back)

  1. (transitive) To hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.
    • When she slapped me, I tried hard to choke back my tears.

Questions about choked back

What is choked back the simple past and past participle of?
Choked back is the simple past and past participle of choke back.

Words near choked back in the dictionary

  1. chokecherry
  2. chokecoil
  3. chokecoils
  4. choked
  5. choked a darkie
  6. choked back
  7. choked down
  8. choked off
  9. choked on
  10. choked out
  11. choked the chicken

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