chocking

verb

Definition of chockingnext
present participle of chock
as in braking

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  1. braking
  2. halting
  3. arresting
  4. dismantling
Verb
  • And there's an 80-lux LED headlight plus braking tail-light.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Stellantis is recalling more than 315,000 of its pickup trucks due to a potentially deadly safety issue with the braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of braking
Verb
  • While many storks continue to follow these traditional routes, some populations in western Europe have adapted to milder winters and abundant food supplies by halting their migrations and overwintering closer to their breeding grounds.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Yoon's martial law decree and parliamentary impeachment have triggered a political storm, disrupting state affairs, halting high-level diplomacy and sending shockwaves through financial markets at a time when the country was already grappling with a faltering economy.
    KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of halting
Verb
  • The train was ordered to stop at the next station, where two transit officers boarded and located the person of interest before arresting him without further incident.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of arresting
Verb
  • Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hobbs sent about 40 National Guard members to Nogales to assist CBP with traffic direction at secondary search lanes, dismantling vehicles with contraband at the Mariposa border crossing, and supporting rail operations at the Dennis DeConcini crossing a few miles east.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismantling
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“Chocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocking. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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