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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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