strangle
verb /ˈstræŋɡl/
/ˈstræŋɡl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they strangle | /ˈstræŋɡl/ /ˈstræŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it strangles | /ˈstræŋɡlz/ /ˈstræŋɡlz/ |
| past simple strangled | /ˈstræŋɡld/ /ˈstræŋɡld/ |
| past participle strangled | /ˈstræŋɡld/ /ˈstræŋɡld/ |
| -ing form strangling | /ˈstræŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈstræŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- strangle somebody to kill somebody by pressing their throat and neck hard, especially with your fingers
- to strangle somebody to death
- The victim had been strangled with a scarf.
- Whenever he starts going on about football, I could cheerfully strangle him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- half
- nearly
- …
- try to
- with
- be found strangled
- be strangled to death
- strangle somebody/something at birth
- …
- strangle something to prevent something from growing or developing
- The current monetary policy is strangling the economy.
- ‘Oh, no!’ she cried, strangling a sob.
- This project should have been strangled at birth.
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.