Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choking up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
chok-ing up
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of choke up

Questions

What does choking up mean?
present participle and gerund of choke up

How to pronounce choking up

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