This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
strangle
[ strang-guhl ]
/ ËstrĂŠĆ gÉl /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
verb (used with object), stran·gled, stran·gling.
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.
to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press.
verb (used without object), stran·gled, stran·gling.
to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I canât figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of strangle
1250â1300; Middle English strangelen<Old French estrangler<Latin strangulÄre<Greek strangalĂąn, derivative of strangĂĄlÄ halter, akin to strangĂłs twisted
OTHER WORDS FROM strangle
strangler, nounstran·gling·ly, adverbun·stran·gled, adjectiveWords nearby strangle
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use strangle in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for strangle
strangle
/ (ËstrĂŠĆÉĄÉl) /
verb
(tr) to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
(tr) to prevent or inhibit the growth or development ofto strangle originality
(tr) to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenlyto strangle a cry
See also strangles
Word Origin for strangle
C13: via Old French, ultimately from Greek strangalÄ a halter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012