strangle
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.
strangling
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present participleof strangle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In parts of Africa, Central America, and India, drought is already strangling crop yields and threatening famine.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
“It’s strangling the city,” said Paul Rickard, CEO of property developer Pocket Living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Lula's new plan aims to focus on financially strangling criminal factions, disrupting money laundering and cracking down on illicit markets that supply these groups, such as arms trafficking.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
In “Two Prosecutors,” the inert nobodies blocking Kornev’s progress are crisply choreographed, Stalin’s existential choke hold strangling their very spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Ouch! Mum — you’re strangling us —” “I shouted at you before you left!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
