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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stran•gle /ˈstræŋgəl/USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling. - Pathology to kill by squeezing the throat and preventing air from coming in:[~ + object]I was so angry I could have strangled you.
- to prevent, block, or hold back the growth or action of:[~ + object]Censorship strangles a free press.
stran•gler, n. [countable]stran•gling, adj.: He made a strangling noise in his throat. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stran•gle (strang′gəl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling. v.t. - to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- Pathologyto kill by stopping the breath in any manner;
choke;
stifle;
suffocate. - to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of;
suppress:Censorship strangles a free press.
v.i. - Pathologyto be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
- Greek strangalân, derivative of strangálē halter, akin to strangós twisted
- Latin strangulāre
- Old French estrangler
- Middle English strangelen 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged garrote, throttle, choke.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smother.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, repress, gag, muzzle.
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