strangled

Variant of strangle

strangle definition

stran·gle (straŋ′gəl)

transitive verb strangled -·gled, strangling -·gling

  1. to kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
  2. to suffocate or choke in any manner
  3. 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:

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