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MrWonderful Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Choke, gasp...
Hi! please help me get the difference between:
Gasp, choke, stifle.
In which situations should one use each of them?
Thanks!
Gasp, choke, stifle.
In which situations should one use each of them?
Thanks!
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Gasp is the action of a violent intake of air through the mouth, as from surprise or a blow in the solar plexus. Choke is the action caused by violent constriction of or an impediment in the throat, as from swallowing an unchewed sausage. Stifle is the action of subduing or minimizing such functions as a yawn, laugh, cough or sneeze.
- Gasp is the action of a violent intake of air through the mouth, as from surprise or a blow in the solar plexus.
- Choke is the action caused by violent constriction of or an impediment in the throat, as from swallowing an unchewed sausage.
- Stifle is the action of subduing or minimizing such functions as a yawn, laugh, cough or sneeze.
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Gasp is the action of a violent intake of air through the mouth, as from surprise or a blow in the solar plexus.
Choke is the action caused by violent constriction of or an impediment in the throat, as from swallowing an unchewed sausage.
Stifle is the action of subduing or minimizing such functions as a yawn, laugh, cough or sneeze.
Choke is the action caused by violent constriction of or an impediment in the throat, as from swallowing an unchewed sausage.
Stifle is the action of subduing or minimizing such functions as a yawn, laugh, cough or sneeze.
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