strangle
verb
stran·gle
ˈstraŋ-gəl 
strangled; strangling
ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
1
2
: to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of
repression strangles free speech
Examples of strangle in a Sentence
The weeds are strangling the plant.
The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.
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Beresford-Redman was convicted of beating and strangling his wife 2015.
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Prosecutors say Holton strangled her so mercilessly that blood vessels popped in her eyes.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors say Holton strangled her so mercilessly that blood vessels popped in her eyes.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for strangle
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strangle
verb
stran·gle
ˈstraŋ-gəl
strangled; strangling
-g(ə-)liŋ
1
: to choke to death by squeezing the throat
2
: to cause (someone or something) to choke or suffocate
3
: to suppress or hinder the rise, growth, or expression of
these rules are strangling my creativity
4
: to become strangled
5
: to die by or as if by interference with breathing
Medical Definition
strangle
verb
stran·gle
ˈstraŋ-gəl
strangled; strangling
-g(ə-)liŋ
1
: to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope)
2
: to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
the bone wedged in his throat and strangled him
1
: to become strangled : undergo a severe interference with breathing
2
: to die from interference with breathing
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