stran
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Third Person
strangles
Present Participle
strangling
Past Tense
strangled
Past Participle
strangled
1
to experience difficulty breathing or to be unable to breathe due to obstruction or restriction
- He started to strangle from the smoke in the room, struggling to catch his breath.
- She felt like she was starting to strangle as the tight scarf pressed against her neck.
- The intense pressure made him feel like he was going to strangle from lack of air.
- In the thick fog, he felt himself begin to strangle, unable to breathe properly.
- The heat was so stifling that it made everyone feel like they were starting to strangle.
2
to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply
transitive
- The villain attempted to strangle the hero with a rope.
- In self-defense, she managed to strangle the attacker and escape.
- The snake constricted its prey, attempting to strangle it before swallowing.
- The cat playfully pretended to strangle the toy mouse in its paws.
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3
to hold back or stop an impulse, action, or sound from being expressed or carried out
transitive
- He had to strangle his anger before speaking to his boss.
- He strangles the urge to speak out, afraid of the consequences.
- She struggled to strangle her tears during the emotional speech.
- He quickly strangled the impulse to argue, knowing it wouldn't help.
- She had to strangle the temptation to check her phone during class.
4
to slow down, restrict, or block the progress or activity of something
transitive
- The lack of funding began to strangle the growth of the small business.
- Overregulation can strangle innovation and prevent new ideas from emerging.
- His constant criticism strangles the team’s creativity and motivation.
- Political instability can strangle the development of an entire country.
- The high taxes are starting to strangle the local economy.
5
to die because something is blocking or interfering with the ability to breathe
- She struggled to breathe before ultimately strangling from the tight grip.
- The baby tragically strangled in her sleep after the blanket was too tightly wrapped around her neck.
- The animal strangled on the plastic bag.
- The victim strangled and died from lack of oxygen.