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strangle
[ strang-guhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.
Synonyms: smother
- to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress:
Censorship strangles a free press.
verb (used without object)
- to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
strangle
/ ˈstræŋɡəl /
verb
- tr to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
- tr to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of
to strangle originality
- tr to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly
to strangle a cry
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Other Words From
- strangler noun
- strangling·ly adverb
- un·strangled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strangle1
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Example Sentences
Running back Derrius Guice was released after he was arrested on domestic violence-related charges, including allegedly strangling his girlfriend until she was unconscious.
Ninety-five percent of all life on Earth died—strangled by an atmosphere so low in oxygen.
He strangled her with a dog leash in the basement den of his parents’ home, then stolen his mother’s car.
The move strangled the flow of traffic to Springer’s websites, so it relented, giving Google a temporary license to use snippets as it wished.
“Dennis was so intoxicated and violent he tried to strangle my mom,” she said.
As you can see on your screens, this young soldier is trying to strangle me with the barrel of his carbine.
If he refuses to strangle his own baby in the crib, Republicans are happy to retaliate.
They drove to his home in South Los Angeles and had sex but shortly thereafter, he attempted to strangle her with a shoelace.
Bulger attempted to strangle McIntyre with a rope and, when that failed, he shot McIntyre in the head multiple times.
"Mark tried to strangle me last night," my friend blurted out.
Yet, try as I would to strangle the idea, all through the evening the same horrible, unaccountable notion clung to me.
Wherefore it was but natural that President Castle's experts found it impossible to strangle the bill in committee.
Bow traps are placed along the tracks of civets, ichneumons, and rodents, which snap and strangle them.
He was of the type of those who strangle serpents while yet in the cradle.
He was an angel on earth—my God, if ever I lay me hands on that woman, I'll strangle her.
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