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strangled
Variant of strangle
strangle
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stran·gle (straŋ′gəl)
transitive verb strangled -·gled, strangling -·gling
- to kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
- to suffocate or choke in any manner
- to suppress, stifle, or repress free speech strangled by tyranny
Etymology: ME stranglen < OFr estrangler < L strangulare < Gr strangalan < strangalē, halter < strangos, twisted: see strong
intransitive verb
to be strangled
Related Forms:
- strangler stran′·gler noun
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