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CHOKE is the only possible answer that fits.

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Possible answer CHOKE last recorded Feb 28, 2022

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CHOKE

CHOKE used COOKS guess CHOKO guess CHOKY guess CLOKE guess COOKY guess

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CHOKE

To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

“Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.”