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.
will strangle
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future tenseof strangle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The group aims to fight regulations they say will strangle AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Our system of “just in time” delivery of goods of all types will strangle the normal form and function of commerce.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.”
From Time ● Apr. 24, 2014
And, unlike unsubtle salt, too much of which will strangle the flavors in your food, lemon juice and zest play nicely with bitterness, sweetness, piquance, and umami, helping them reach their full potential.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2012
“For heaven’s sake, take the woman off, or she will strangle me!” muttered Bagsby.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various
