choked down
Ate with difficulty
To choke something down is to swallow it with difficulty, usually because it's unpleasant: I choked down the cold oatmeal.
The phrase extends to forcing yourself to accept or endure something distasteful: She choked down her anger and smiled.
The down emphasizes the effort of getting something past resistance.
- gulpHasty, large swallow
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- swallowSend down the throat
- hard to swallowDifficult to accept
- bitter pillDifficult thing to accept
stifle · held back · lump in throat · endure · bear · grin and bear it · struggle · withstand · constrain · force · resist · tolerate · compel · grimace · gag · ingest · begrudge · bite
manner of eating/consuming
choked downsavored
Enjoyed with deliberate appreciation
relished · devoured · wolfed down · gobbled up · enjoyed
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