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strangle
[ strang-guhl ]
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.
Synonyms: , ,
- to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.
Synonyms:
- to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress:
Censorship strangles a free press.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
strangle
/ ˈ²õ³Ù°ùæŋɡə±ô /
verb
- tr to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
- tr to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of
to strangle originality
- tr to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly
to strangle a cry
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of strangle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of strangle1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Scientific research is being strangled by orders to the NIH and CDC.
"It was the rage in his eyes. He had grabbed me by the neck and strangled me," she said.
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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