strangles
noun
stran·gles ˈstraŋ-gəlz 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus (Streptococcus equi) and marked especially by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The weight of what’s left unsaid strangles interactions. 
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 Since strangles is easily transmitted between horses, vaccination is an important tool for minimizing the spread of this disease. Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2020
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 Since strangles is easily transmitted between horses, vaccination is an important tool for minimizing the spread of this disease. Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2020 Word History
Etymology
plural of obsolete strangle act of strangling
First Known Use
circa 1706, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
strangles
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
stran·gles -gəlz
: an infectious febrile disease of horses and other equines that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. equi), is characterized by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes and a tendency to swelling and suppuration of the intermaxillary and cervical lymph nodes, usually affects young animals, has a low mortality rate, and confers subsequent immunity after one attack
strangles
verb
1
as in chokes
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chokes
- smothers
- suffocates
- stifles
- drowns
- destroys
- throttles
- slays
- asphyxiates
- garrotes
- garottes
- dispatches
- fells
- croaks
- does in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- breathes
- inhales
- inspires
- exhales
- expires
- revives
- resuscitates
2
as in suffocates
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie Synonyms & Similar Words
- chokes
- suffocates
- throttles
- garrotes
- smothers
- asphyxiates
- stifles
- garottes
- scrags
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- restores
- revives
- resuscitates
3
as in stifles
to refrain from openly showing or uttering strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news Synonyms & Similar Words
- stifles
- suppresses
- swallows
- smothers
- represses
- submerges
- manages
- controls
- pockets
- contains
- holds back
- sinks
- governs
- quashes
- chokes (back)
- bridles
- quells
- curbs
- checks
- muffles
- squelches
- bottles up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expresses
- releases
- unleashes
- looses
- takes out
- vents