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strangle

[ strang-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

strangled, strangling.
  1. 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.

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  2. to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.

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  3. to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress:

    Censorship strangles a free press.

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verb (used without object)

strangled, strangling.
  1. to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.

strangle

/ ˈ²õ³Ù°ùæŋɡə±ô /

verb

  1. tr to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
  2. tr to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of

    to strangle originality

  3. tr to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly

    to strangle a cry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ôg±ô±ð°ù noun
  • ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ôg±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ôg±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of strangle1

1250–1300; Middle English strangelen < Old French estrangler < Latin ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ô²µ³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð < Greek ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ô²µ²¹±ôâ²Ô, derivative of ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ô²µÃ¡±ôŧ halter, akin to ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ô²µÃ³²õ twisted
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of strangle1

C13: via Old French, ultimately from Greek ²õ³Ù°ù²¹²Ô²µ²¹±ôŧ a halter
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Example Sentences

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The prosecution argued that this was a "smokescreen" and that Thomas "attacked and strangled" Ms Thomas in a room where she had gone to get away from him.

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In March 1953, in the company of four men, she participated in the home-invasion robbery of a disabled Burbank widow who was found bludgeoned and strangled.

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Scientific research is being strangled by orders to the NIH and CDC.

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"It was the rage in his eyes. He had grabbed me by the neck and strangled me," she said.

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A convicted killer serving life in prison for four Los Angeles County slayings strangled his wife to death during a conjugal visit, Northern California sheriff’s officials announced.

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