The terms rock and roll and rock each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider. In determining criteria for inclusion, this list uses as its basis reliable sources listing rock deaths or deaths in rock and roll, as well as such sources as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1 1950s. 2 1960s.
â¢ CHOKING (noun) The noun CHOKING has 2 senses: 1. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) 2. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe. Familiarity information: CHOKING used as a noun is rare. Dictionary entry details.
If a person can still breathe and talk, coughing often does the trick. But when someone is truly choking it means the food or object is completely blocking the airway and air cannot flow into and out of the lungs. The person cannot cough the object out and cannot breathe, talk, or even make noise.