choke out
phrasal verb
choked out; choking out; chokes out
: to say (something) with difficulty because of strong emotion
She tearfully choked out an apology.
He just managed to choke a reply out.
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Nutrient pollution and human development had set off algae blooms that choked out any other plants in the water—including the eelgrass that manatees rely on.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Spike [Fearn], who plays my brother Bjorn, trying to take that off my face and passing out after getting choked out by the tail and then immediately having to match my breathing was very intense.
—William Earl, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
Phosphorous fuels algal blooms, and once unleashed into the Everglades, allows plants such as cattails to choke out natural vegetation.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Intensive agricultural usage, long promoted by government funding, gives way to the rampant spread of bracken — a type of fern that, left to its own devices, grows upwards of six feet, choking out any other life.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Back then Los Angeles was so choked out by smog that visibility dropped to dangerously low levels, and now there are more cars on California roads than ever before.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 June 2024
Watch Colin Bridgerton stumbling through breakfast with his family choking out the sentence that yes, Penelope is … a good acquaintance … of … the whole … family.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
At the state level, excessive regulations and taxes are choking out small businesses, and the people making money from legal cannabis are the same people who always make money.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
These plants can choke out native ecosystems and kill off beneficial native plants.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Spike [Fearn], who plays my brother Bjorn, trying to take that off my face and passing out after getting choked out by the tail and then immediately having to match my breathing was very intense.
—William Earl, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
Phosphorous fuels algal blooms, and once unleashed into the Everglades, allows plants such as cattails to choke out natural vegetation.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Intensive agricultural usage, long promoted by government funding, gives way to the rampant spread of bracken — a type of fern that, left to its own devices, grows upwards of six feet, choking out any other life.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Back then Los Angeles was so choked out by smog that visibility dropped to dangerously low levels, and now there are more cars on California roads than ever before.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 June 2024
Watch Colin Bridgerton stumbling through breakfast with his family choking out the sentence that yes, Penelope is … a good acquaintance … of … the whole … family.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
At the state level, excessive regulations and taxes are choking out small businesses, and the people making money from legal cannabis are the same people who always make money.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
These plants can choke out native ecosystems and kill off beneficial native plants.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Choke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20out. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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