choke (back)

verb

Definition of choke (back)next
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question

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  1. stifle
  2. suppress
  3. swallow
  4. hold back
Verb
  • Junior linebacker Jared Ibarra and senior safety Emmanuel El Shaddai Hill highlight a defense capable of stifling top attacks.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
  • These employees say the lack of AI adoption is stifling their productivity.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of stifle
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  • Some voters may view restrictions on electioneering as suppressing their First Amendment rights, Huefner noted.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The crowd erupted, and Jimmy celebrated behind him, while Jey tried to suppress his laughter.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of suppress
Verb
  • Common symptoms include a sore throat from tissue irritation, bad breath caused by thriving bacteria, and sometimes difficulty swallowing, if the stones are big enough.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Cherished memories — photo albums, family heirlooms, and tokens of love — swallowed by floodwaters and carried miles away, are now reduced to mere fragments and discarded amid the wreckage.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • Interest rates might edge down a bit more in the coming weeks, but many consumers and business owners could hold back borrowing if postelection tension and uncertainty revs up.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time as zero-Covid was holding back China’s economy, Beijing in 2020-2021 decided that the country needed to shift away from real estate development as an engine of growth and toward higher-technology pursuits.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hold back
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