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stranglestrangle /ˈstræŋgəl/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYstrangleOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare to strangle VERB TABLEstrangle |
Present | I, you, we, they | strangle | | he, she, it | strangles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | strangled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have strangled | | he, she, it | has strangled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had strangled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will strangle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have strangled |
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Present | I | am strangling | | he, she, it | is strangling | | you, we, they | are strangling | Past | I, he, she, it | was strangling | | you, we, they | were strangling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been strangling | | he, she, it | has been strangling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been strangling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be strangling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been strangling |
1to kill someone by pressing on his or her throat with your hands, a rope, etc. → choke: Freitas was strangled with a nylon cord.2to limit or prevent the growth or development of something: The economy is being strangled by inefficiency. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare to strangle]—strangler noun [countable] |