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.
are strangling
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present progressiveof strangle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Well, I don't want to say too much," says Darvill, but he does add: "I doubt he's seen our show because I don't think musicals are strangling theatre.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2023
“There are many short-term macroeconomic imbalances that are strangling a part of the population and the companies,” said Oscar Fernandez, an economist at the University of Havana.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
“The virus epidemic has accelerated some of the trends that are strangling public higher education,” said Louise Seamster of the University of Iowa and a co-author of the Roosevelt Institute paper.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2020
At the same time, the president signaled openness to a larger negotiated settlement with Tehran, which has railed angrily against U.S. sanctions it says are strangling the country economically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2019
“Those ships are strangling us, and all my admiral can do is talk of dragons,” Dany said.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
