choked

adjective2

1. •
   Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
2. •
   (figurative) Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.

   • It gave the green light to pedestrianisation of the station's porte cochère (which had been traffic-choked when used as a drop-off point by motorists), [...]. — 2022