strangles

American  

[strang-guhlz] / ˈstræŋ gəlz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. distemper.

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strangles British  

/ ˈstræŋɡəlz /

noun

1. Also called: equine distemper.  (functioning as singular) an acute bacterial disease of horses caused by infection with Streptococcus equi , characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, resulting in abscesses and a nasal discharge

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Etymology

Origin of strangles

1590–1600; obsolete strangle act of strangling + -s ³

Example Sentences

He said that this would require regulation which fosters AI development "rather than strangles it".

From BBC

This blocking of competition drives up prices for merchants and consumers, harms security and strangles innovation.”

From Washington Times

But the authors of this plan had decided to take a stand against the sort of real estate speculation that strangles supply and drives up housing prices.

From Los Angeles Times

By the Treasury's admission inflation "strangles growth and erodes family budgets".

From BBC

He could have added: until, finally, it strangles us.

From Washington Post