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strangle in English
- strangle⇄noun strangler.
- strangle⇄noun strangles, an acute, infectious disease as of horses and mules caused by a bacterium, and characterized by fever and inflammation of the mucous membranes.
- strangle⇄strangle, verb, -gled,-gling,noun.
- strangle⇄v.i. to be strangled; choke.
Ex. She almost strangled on a piece of meat that caught in her throat. - strangle⇄v.t. 1. to kill by squeezing the throat to stop the breath.
Ex. Hercules strangled a snake with each hand.
2. to choke; suffocate.
Ex. His high collar seemed to be strangling him.
(SYN) throttle, stifle.
3. (Figurative.)