almost choke
Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words
to be very close to choking
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Examples (10)
- He laughed while eating and almost choked on a piece of steak.
- I almost choke every time I try to swallow this thick smoothie too quickly.
- The shocking news made her gasp, and she almost choked on her own saliva.
- The smoke was so thick that I almost choked just trying to breathe.
- He tried to hold back tears and almost choked on his words.
- The baby put the small toy in his mouth and almost choked before his mother could intervene.
- I've almost choked on my coffee from laughing so hard at his jokes.
- If you drink that water too fast, you'll almost choke.
- She almost choked with rage when she heard the accusation.
- Be careful with those large pills; I almost choked on one last week.