Strangled - English meaning

Strangled – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Uttered with difficulty, as if from a constricted throat.
Usage examples:
He let out a strangled gasp
adjective
Having died as a result of having the neck squeezed or constricted.

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:
Throttle Choke Garrotte Asphyxiate Stifle Strangulate

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 translation into English

Strangled: translate from English into Chinese

勒死

Strangled: translate from English into Dutch

Gewurgd

Strangled: translate from English into French

Étranglé

Strangled: translate from English into German

Erwürgt

Strangled: translate from English into Hindi

गला

Strangled: translate from English into Italian

Strangolato

Strangled: translate from English into Korean

교살

Strangled: translate from English into Russian

Задушен, Задушенный, Удушенный

Strangled: translate from English into Spanish

Estrangulado

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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Strangled – similar words

strangle

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

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

Strangle - all meanings in English

Strangled 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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