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strangling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choking, strangulation, throttling |
| Type of | asphyxiation, suffocation |
| Derivation | strangle |
Examples of strangling
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He also was linked to the 1980 strangling of Paula Nelson at her Cleveland home.
From the dallasnews.com
Martinez is accused of strangling her in the couple's bathroom on Christmas Eve.
From the ocregister.com
The Public Sector Unions are looting the State and strangling the private sector.
From the ocregister.com
We've learned how to stop kids from strangling on the strings of their hoodies.
From the timesunion.com
Under Mr. Obama, the central government is strangling the free-enterprise system.
From the washingtontimes.com
They'd been talking when Velarde put on latex gloves and began strangling DeCeja.
From the sacbee.com
If it requires personally strangling some orphans, they better do that as well.
From the sltrib.com
A network of more than 20 tumors on his liver had been strangling the arteries.
From the nytimes.com
It's just that consumerism and materialism is strangling the gratitude out of us.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
- 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"
