Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choked

/t͡ʃoʊkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: choked
IPA: /t͡ʃoʊkt/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of choke

adj

Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.

adj

Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.

Example Sentences

"It gave the green light to pedestrianisation of the station's porte cochère (which had been traffic-choked when used as a drop-off point by motorists), [...]."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /t͡ʃoʊkt/
British English: /tʃəʊkt/

Inflected Forms

more choked (comparative) most choked (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonchoked

Phrases

choke up

Synonyms

clogged

Rhymes With

smoked soaked provoked revoked stoked invoked joked poked evoked cloaked stroked unprovoked

Questions

How do you pronounce choked?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃoʊkt/.
What does choked mean?: simple past and past participle of choke

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