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choking down

choking down is the present participle and gerund of choke down.

Meaning of choke down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To swallow with difficulty.
    • I was already stuffed, but I managed to choke down some more apple pie anyway. It was so good that I couldn't stop.

Questions about choking down

What is choking down the present participle and gerund of?
Choking down is the present participle and gerund of choke down.

Words near choking down in the dictionary

  1. choking back
  2. choking bloom
  3. choking blooms
  4. choking coil
  5. choking coils
  6. choking down
  7. choking game
  8. choking games
  9. choking off
  10. choking on
  11. choking out

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