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Rarestrangling
The correct spelling is strangling.
How to pronounce strangling
verb
Say it like: Str-ang-lin-g
The correct spelling is strangling. To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle. For example: "He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."
Usage Examples
“He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.”
“She strangled a scream.”
“The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- 2.To stifle or suppress.
- 3.To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- 4.To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
noun
- 1.The crime of killing by strangling.
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