chocking

verb

present participle of chock
as in braking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocking
  1. braking
  2. stalling
  3. sticking
  4. halting
  5. cutting off
  6. arresting
  7. jamming
  8. dismantling
Verb
  • Be sure to stay alert, and give yourself plenty of braking distance.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As the veteran approached a braking zone, the rear of his car stepped out and hit the wall, which ultimately left him stranded in the run-off area just ten minutes into the session.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of braking
Verb
  • Despite multiple warnings issued by Elizabeth Police to stay off the roads, CBS News New York saw many drivers take their chances and pay the price, getting stuck or stalling.
    — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Similar legislation failed to pass in 2023 after stalling in a committee hearing, and in 2018 after pushback from the ACLU California Action, which remains opposed to this year’s version of the bill.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • The Dodgers have no business sticking Ohtani back on the mound.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • On the podcast, Sheridan acknowledged the Jimmy connection, while sticking in the nail in the coffin on the series.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sticking
Verb
  • But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Harris credited Aledo’s coaching staff for halting the Panthers' offense in the second half.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • However, for many observers, including those in the UK, the moon will set shortly after maximum eclipse, cutting off the later stages of the partial phase.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Notable New polling for the IMEU Policy Project, conducted by YouGov, suggests that cutting off military aid to Israel is a popular position in the six states that will vote first in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutting off
Verb
  • In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Schultz drove up as a group of agents was arresting an anti-ICE observer in the middle of the street.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arresting
Verb
  • There’s no two ways about it — the Dodgers should not plan on jamming Ohtani back into the starting rotation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The idea came from a local band known as Hollyy that started jamming near Belmont Harbor last summer.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of jamming
Verb
  • Judd recognized another artist who, like him, was dismantling composition, hierarchy, and the autonomous object.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Disney+, like Netflix, Coupang Play, Wavve, Watcha and Tving, has been steadily dismantling the Korean broadcast standard of a single 16-episode season, and are recruiting film directors for shorter prestige runs.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismantling
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“Chocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocking. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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