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choking on

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

Meaning of choke on

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, slang) To refuse to accept (something).
    • I told him what happened, but he choked on the truth.

Questions about choking on

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

Words near choking on in the dictionary

  1. choking coils
  2. choking down
  3. choking game
  4. choking games
  5. choking off
  6. choking on
  7. choking out
  8. choking the chicken
  9. choking the luff
  10. choking up
  11. chokingly

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