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Strangle - English meaning

Strangle – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.

Usage examples:

The victim was strangled with a scarf

Synonims:

ThrottleChokeGarrotteAsphyxiateStifleStrangulate
verb

Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

Strangle translation into English

Strangle: translate from English into Chinese

Translate strangle into Chinese (Simplified)}
扼杀, 绞杀, 勒, 嗈, 镇

Strangle: translate from English into Dutch

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Wurgen, Worgen, Choken, Verworgen

Strangle: translate from English into French

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Étrangler, Pendre, S'étrangler

Strangle: translate from English into German

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Erwürgen, Erdrosseln, Würgen, Ersticken, Strangulieren, Drosseln, Die luft abschnüren

Strangle: translate from English into Hindi

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दबाना, गला घोंटना, गला ऐंठकर मार डालना, गला घोंटकर मारना, दमन करना, वश में करना, फांसी देना, रोकना

Strangle: translate from English into Italian

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Strangolare, Strozzare

Strangle: translate from English into Korean

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교살, 교살하다

Strangle: translate from English into Russian

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Задушить, Душить, Придушить, Удавить, Задыхаться, Передушить, Подавлять, Жать, Мертвая хватка

Strangle: translate from English into Spanish

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Estrangular, Estrangularse

Word origin

Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.

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Strangle – similar words

strangled

adjective

Uttered with difficulty, as if from a constricted throat.

Usage examples:

He let out a strangled gasp
verb

Squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.

Usage examples:

The victim was strangled with a scarf
adjective

A strangled sound is a weak, high, interrupted sound made by an extremely frightened or worried and nervous person

Usage examples:

It came again, a strangled cry from the room next door.
Strangled - all meanings in English

Strangle synonims

asphyxiate

verb

Kill (someone) by depriving them of air.

Usage examples:

They were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes
verb

To be unable to breathe, usually resulting in death, or to cause someone to be unable to breathe; suffocate

Usage examples:

[ t ] the men were asphyxiated by smoke., we thought we would die of asphyxiation on that crowded t…
Asphyxiate - all meanings in English

choke

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

Usage examples:

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea
noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

Usage examples:

An automatic choke
noun

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

Usage examples:

Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…
Choke - all meanings in English

garrotte

verb

Kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord.

Usage examples:

He had been garrotted with piano wire
noun

A wire, cord, or other implement used for garrotting.

Usage examples:

They also had a tommy gun - and he had a garrotte or ‘cheese cutter’, a more silent way of killing.
Garrotte - all meanings in English

stifle

verb

Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

Usage examples:

Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes
noun

A joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.

Usage examples:

At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitatio…
verb

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Stifle - all meanings in English

strangulate

verb

Strangle; throttle.

Usage examples:

The victim had been strangulated
verb

To kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe; strangle

Strangulate - all meanings in English

throttle

noun

A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.

Usage examples:

The engines were at full throttle
verb

Attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.

Usage examples:

She was sorely tempted to throttle him
noun

A device that controls how much fuel goes into an engine

Usage examples:

I’m so mad i could throttle him.
Throttle - all meanings in English

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