strangled

/ˈstræŋɡəld/ /ˈstræŋɡəlt/

verb

To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

Examples :

"He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."

verb

To stifle or suppress.

Examples :

"She strangled a scream."

action process

verb

To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

Examples :

"The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar."

body action medicine human

verb

To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

Examples :

"The tight deadlines at work strangled his creativity. "

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Meanings

Examples :

"He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."

Examples :

"She strangled a scream."

Examples :

"The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar."

Examples :

"The tight deadlines at work strangled his creativity. "

Related Words

creativity noun

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product that is useful to society.

suffocated verb

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

suppress verb

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

someone noun

A partially specified but unnamed person.

squeezing verb

To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

dissolved verb

To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

stifled verb

To interrupt or cut off.

slipped verb

To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

strangulation noun

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

suffocate verb

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

throttle noun

A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.

deadlines noun

A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.