throttling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
   strangling; strangulation; choking.
   
   • no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
2. verb place limits on (extent or access)
   throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
   
   • restrict the use of this parking lot
   • limit the time you can spend with your friends
3. 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
4. verb reduce the air supply
   throttle; choke.
   
   • choke a carburetor

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