strangling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
   strangulation; choking; throttling.
   
   • no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
2. verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
   strangle; strangulate; throttle.
   
   • he tried to strangle his opponent
   • A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
3. verb conceal or hide
   muffle; strangle; stifle; smother; repress.
   
   • smother a yawn
   • muffle one's anger
   • strangle a yawn
4. verb die from strangulation
   strangle.
   
5. verb prevent the progress or free movement of
   cramp; strangle; 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
6. verb constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   strangle; choke.
   
7. verb struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   gag; strangle; suffocate; choke.
   
   • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged

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