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.
has strangled
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present perfectof strangle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This inflated import costs for resource-poor Japan, especially for oil at a time when the war has strangled supplies from the Gulf.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The conflict has strangled Middle Eastern airports that are hubs for more than 20% of cargo moving between Asia and Europe, Africa and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
The war has strangled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a U-bend-like chokepoint off the Iranian coast that acts as a highway for more than a third of the world’s oceangoing oil exports each year.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
"Just look at the effect grey squirrels have had on our reds and the introduction of the rhododendron that has strangled our native trees and plants."
From BBC ● May 23, 2018
Even if he has strangled a dozen water-rats in one hunt, they will be dragged in a heap and covered.
From The Story of the Trapper by A. C. Laut
