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.
stranglingly
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a word derived from
strangle.
Example Sentences
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His heart rose stranglingly and then contracted; his hand closed on the knob, turned it and the door opened.
From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner
"Wha-a-t's that?" he gasped stranglingly and clutching at the collar of his pajamas.
From The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott
She rose heavily, as white as a narcissus flower, winding back her hair from her quivering face, and struggling to repress the tearless sobs that still caught stranglingly at her breath.
From The Valiants of Virginia by Hallie Erminie Rives
What possible escape was there from the tragic net he had wrapped stranglingly around himself?
From The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
He came to himself to find a weeping woman clutching him stranglingly round the neck, while she tried to kiss his dust-smeared head.
From His Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
