strangle Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

OF. estrangler, F. étrangler, L. strangulare, Gr. , , fr. a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. Strain, String.

imperfect & past participle Strangled ; present participle & verbal noun Strangling

To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.
Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself. Ayliffe.
To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . . And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? Shak.
To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. "Strangle such thoughts." Shak.