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.
have strangled
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present perfectof strangle.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 year’s flooding is the worst in decades in some areas and comes on top of strict COVID-19 regulations that have strangled travel, employment and ordinary life in much of the country.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Known for his salty language and frontiersman’s demeanor, he decorated his office with a 900-pound totem pole and a collection of hunting trophies, including the pelt of a bear he claimed to have strangled himself.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
While the court has yet to overrule the precedent outright, a majority of justices have strangled it to the point of asphyxiation, throwing out all claims that involve identical facts as Bivens.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2020
In return, he asked Mr. Trump to lift the sanctions imposed since 2016 that have strangled the North Korean economy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2019
The spirit of mutual concession—that spirit which first gave us the Constitution, and has thrice saved the Union—we shall have strangled and cast from us for ever.
From Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 by Abraham Lincoln
