strangled

[strang-guhld]

adjective

1. sounding as if made by a constricted throat.

2. not able to continue or grow because of suppression.

Example Sentences

Speaking to the BBC at the time, the lawyer, John Maina Ndegwa, said the suspect had been "strangled to confess. You could tell he was in distress, terrified and in anguish."

From BBC

It is alleged that some victims of the massacre were strangled if they took too long to starve to death.

From BBC

Prosecutors say that one of the victims was strangled and another showed violent injuries.

From BBC

“I grew up with these people,” she says in a strangled voice.

From Los Angeles Times

In an economy strangled by inflation, low wages and rising inequality, the number of homeless Americans will almost certainly grow.

From Salon