strangled

American  

[strang-guhld] / ˈstræŋ gəld /

adjective

1. sounding as if made by a constricted throat.

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

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Example Sentences

“You can do this,” Sue’s dad called back, his voice strangled with anguish and smoke.

From Literature

Molly had made a strange, almost strangled noise, and the frantic way she had shoveled down the leftover challah told her enough.

From Literature

I manage to keep my mouth closed this time, but hear a strangled grunt come out of my nose anyway.

From Literature

We hear “the strangled ungulate blurt” of a distressed elk, “the ruminant crunch” of a grazing sheep.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times