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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate |
| Derivation | strangulation |
Examples of strangle
strangle
Kent would have probably tried to strangle me anyway if I tried to take him out.
From the sacbee.com
Reporter David Aaronovitch looks at how such theories can strangle common sense.
From the kansas.com
Precisely what Njonge used to strangle Britt may never be known, Carlstrom said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Have you ever wanted to reach out and strangle someone during a conference call?
From the techcrunch.com
Sanctions can also strangle ordinary citizens instead of obstinate world leaders.
From the time.com
He proceeds to strangle Sora, on whom he has already had his eye for some time.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I remember thinking how easy it would be to tighten the scarf and strangle her.
From the guardian.co.uk
Retailers fear another rate rise will strangle already stuttering retail spending.
From the smh.com.au
Companies like Monsanto have a strangle hold on the seeds provided to farmers.
From the dailymercury.com.au
- Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
- Smother: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- Die from strangulation
- Hamper: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
- Choke: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- Gag: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- (strangled) smothered: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
- (strangles) equine distemper: an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
- (strangling) choking: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
