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strangling

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. 1.To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
  2. 2.To stifle or suppress.
  3. 3.To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
  4. 4.To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

noun

  1. 1.The crime of killing by strangling.

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