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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More-frequent fires choke out native vegetation and open more land for invasive, tinder-like grasses that provide ready fuel for more blazes.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared to defend the Marine veteran charged in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with a lengthy criminal history who shouted death threats in a subway car before he was subdued and choked out.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
While teammate Jordan Chiles wiped her tears and ensured her mascara didn’t run, Lee covered her mouth with her hands and choked out a few sobs.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
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.
—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
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared to defend the Marine veteran charged in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with a lengthy criminal history who shouted death threats in a subway car before he was subdued and choked out.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
While teammate Jordan Chiles wiped her tears and ensured her mascara didn’t run, Lee covered her mouth with her hands and choked out a few sobs.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
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.
—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
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“Choke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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