Verb (used with object) : The sudden wind choked his words. ,Grease choked the drain. ,I managed to choke back my tears. ,The storeroom was choked with furniture.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : He choked on a piece of food. ,The words choked in her throat.    From Dictionary.com. 

In some cases, choking is just a question of not being good enough.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Happens Under Pressure] Reference

"They call it choking," three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Federer earns Wimbledon semis clash with Hewitt] Reference

This occurrence, called aspiration, may result in choking, coughing and difficulty breathing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Foreign Objects] Reference

I don't doubt the fire is out by now, but I haven't been able to move for fear he would begin choking again.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Windy Hill] Reference

Once with our longest and largest kitchen knife and then almost suceeded in choking me to death in my sleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fooled by love or blinded by greed? | Sync Blog] Reference

It's called the choking game, and it's a deadly trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2007] Reference

We're going to tell you about something that's called the choking game.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2007] Reference

This is called the choking game, and if you have children of any age, you just should know about it.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2007] Reference

I don’t always look like a human, I scream and grunt and breathe in short choking breaths at times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pain and dying: lay down your life.] Reference

MOOS: Actually, the president doesn't recall choking, but he did pass out, and the press couldn't pass up on the proof.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2002] Reference

I have heard about word choking on large documents, and I was very careful; keeping each chapter in seperate file, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Doing Research: A Tool Inventory « open thinking] Reference

A sound - some kind of choking voice - escaped his lips.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deal Breaker]

It made up for Hoff kind of choking in the swiming finals that preceded it.    From Wordnik.com.  ["I wasn’t exactly sure what to say to you, except to start with, God, I love our country and I love what we stand for."] Reference

We're in a period where, just looking at it very generally, we're kind of choking on debt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Briefed: Paul Volcker] Reference

I mean, I felt, Henry can maybe back me up on this, that she was kind of choking as she was talking.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2004] Reference

Tashir gave a kind of choking gasp, and looked straight into Vanyel's eyes, his whole body pleading for rescue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Magic's Promise]

An over-simplification, of course, since it isn't the kind of choking that giving her a bigger throat would cure, but very well put. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Masters Of The Vortex]

He was also spotted earlier "choking" the chicken.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

"Oh, my son, my son!" she said, kind of choking over the words.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love, the Fiddler] Reference

Well, sir, as they stood by the door they heard a horrid kind of choking scream.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brood of the Witch-Queen] Reference

Everton v Liverpool: David Moyes admits that Everton's decline is 'choking' him up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference

Mitt Romney and a Democratic-controlled Legislature as "choking" small businesses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lowell Sun Forum] Reference

One Proteas defeat in the books and already the rumblings of "choking" have started.    From Wordnik.com.  [News24 Top Stories] Reference

When the anxiety and pressure build that "choking" psychology stifles their ability.    From Wordnik.com.  [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference

It is important to remember that there is a difference between "choking" and panicking.    From Wordnik.com.  [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference

I said so as gently as I could, and the sister turned upon me with a kind of choking passion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1] Reference

"There's the stage!" she cried, with a tumult in her voice and manner, and a kind of choking sob.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lady of the Aroostook] Reference

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger accused his players of 'choking' after watching Sunderland shatter end their unbeaten record on Saturday.    From Wordnik.com.  [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference

Now, slide it up a bit so that you're kind of 'choking' the notes, but not so much that you can't tell what note you're even playing.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference

It's called the choking game.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2007] Reference

It's described as a choking agent.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2007] Reference

That's what's called choking in sports.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2004] Reference

It's called the choking game or pass out.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2007] Reference