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choking
(redirected from pulmonary agents)

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chok·ing  (chkng)
adj.
1. Causing a feeling of being choked or suffocated: The hall was filled with choking clouds of smoke.
2. Having a strained or husky sound: spoke in a choking voice.

choking·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chokingchoking - a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
2.chokingchoking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen
Translations
choking [ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ]
B. Nahogo m, asfixia f
choking [ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ] adj [fumes, dust] → suffocant(e)
choking
adj
smoke, fumesbeißend; choking dustStaub m, → der einem die Luft zum Atmen nimmt
sob, moan, gasperstickt


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