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Meaning strangle meaning

What does strangle mean?
Definitions in simple English

strangle Verb

— If you strangle someone, you kill them by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.

strangle

— verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air he tried to strangle his opponent A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes — verb die from strangulation — verb (= choke) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing — verb (= gag) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake he swallowed a fishbone and gagged — verb (= smother, muffle) conceal or hide smother a yawn muffle one's anger strangle a yawn — verb (= hamper) prevent the progress or free movement of He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries

Synonyms strangle synonyms

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strangle English » English

choke throttle suffocate strangulate stifle smother tighten squeeze drown repress muffle hang garrotte gag suppress slaughter scrag press kill hamper halter cramp constrict wring the neck whip swallow string up stress straddle stiffle spew restrain quench quell quash punish press down overlay make smaller knead jugulate inhibit i hrottle garrote garotte force back dampen crush contract constringe

Topics strangle topics

What do people use strangle to talk about?
Person Body functions

Breathe, breath
Person Life Die

Kill

Conjugation strangle conjugation

How do you conjugate strangle?

strangle · verb

Examples strangle examples

How do I use strangle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I didn't strangle Tom.
I'd like to strangle her.
Tom tried to strangle Mary.
He tried to strangle her.
She tried to strangle him.

Movie subtitles

It's a pity I didn't strangle the old walrus.
Pity I didn't strangle him.
Strangle him!
He tried to strangle me, sir.
I'm strong and I'll strangle you.
Yes, but you said-- - l can't strangle him, can I?
I didn't know a woman could do this to a man. make him itch to strangle her one minute. and marry her the next.
I'm not saying you'll strangle your mistress, but you'll rifle my papers if I leave them here, and you'll sleep with Rolande if she loves you.
That is if I can say it before Warren tries to strangle me.
Strangle yourself with it! I don't care.
Dolly Messiter was with me. and she talked and talked and talked until I wanted to strangle her.
A real expert could wrap it around a man's throat at 20 feet, strangle him to death.
I could really strangle you, Brandon.
I said, I could strangle her!
Come on then, with my hands I shall strangle all of you!
Wish i could strangle her.
I can't strangle him, can I?
Just let me get my hands on that young man and I'll strangle him!
Now let's see you strangle a lion.
Bunny, if I were to strangle you, no jury in the world would convict me. You don't think..?
I don't mean I'll strangle her.
It could easily have been retrieved in the excitement. And what kind of weapon thrown from here could both strangle a man and crush his skull in?
Answer or I'll strangle you.
They say there's plants with arms like that'll strangle a man if he ain't careful.
And I suppose I could strangle Benny and hang him up.
We were married today, we were going over Niagara Falls your brother tries to strangle me, a taxi's waiting and now you want to sleep on a windowseat!
Oh, if I ever see anyone off on a boat again, strangle me, will you?
Yeah? And I suppose I could strangle Benny and hang him up.
I make Durands who shoot, stab or strangle.
What are you trying to do, strangle me?
Strangle yourself with it!
A man did it because a woman wouldn't strangle someone.
He'd strangle in his own spitif I wasn't here to swab his throat out.
Tried to strangle me.
I got up to answer the phone, and he came from behind the curtain and tried to strangle me.

News and current affairs

But indifference becomes appeasement when it encourages Putin to pursue his lawless ways in the international arena, as in his current campaign to strangle Georgia's economy.
A fair deal is one that won't strangle Russia's prospects for sustaining economic recovery.
The EU cannot be the inclusive, thriving, and democratic home that millions dream of if red tape is allowed to strangle the industries that are crucial to European prosperity.
Their interiors resemble the inside of a smooth plastic jar; there are no hard edges; hooks fold down; there is no bedding that one can use to strangle oneself.
A quotation by President John F. Kennedy states that high tax rates can strangle the economy, but Kennedy's was speaking a half-century ago, when the top marginal tax rates were twice what they are today.

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