choking[noun]Synonyms: repression, extinguishment, quashing, quenching, smothering, squashing, squelching, stifling, strangling, suppression
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
chok·ing (chō

kĭng)
adj.► Causing a feeling of being choked or suffocated:
The hall was filled with choking clouds of smoke.► Having a strained or husky sound:
spoke in a choking voice. [TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲