throttle
noun
a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.
was throttling
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past progressiveof throttle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One of the people said BYD was throttling back on production in the face of weaker industry-wide demand in China since the start of the year.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023
He had led an armed rebellion in 1837 against an aristocratic oligarchy which was throttling representative government in what is now Ontario.
From Time Magazine Archive
Up and down she walked, feeling that an iron band was throttling her.
From A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
Henry was throttling Paris; by masterly movements Parma evaded the pitched battle, for which Béarnais thirsted, yet compelled his adversary to relinquish the siege.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
I tried to be calm, but rage was throttling me, as if with pincers.
From Hania by Henryk Sienkiewicz
