strangle
verb
stran·gle
ˈstraŋ-gəl 
strangled; strangling
ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
1
2
: to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of
repression strangles free speech
Examples of strangle in a Sentence
The weeds are strangling the plant.
The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.
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Dobson was strangled with a computer extension cord and smothered with a plastic bag.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A Merrillville man is charged with strangling a pregnant woman, documents allege.
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Lindsay Haugen, 41, pleaded guilty to strangling her 25-year-old boyfriend, Robert Mast, while the two of them sat in a car in a Walmart parking lot in 2015.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
The formulation of such standards rests on three pillars: building trust from the ground up, enforcing it at the application layer and providing an authorization framework that facilitates zero trust without strangling operational efficiency.
—Julian Durand, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A Merrillville man is charged with strangling a pregnant woman, documents allege.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Lindsay Haugen, 41, pleaded guilty to strangling her 25-year-old boyfriend, Robert Mast, while the two of them sat in a car in a Walmart parking lot in 2015.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
The formulation of such standards rests on three pillars: building trust from the ground up, enforcing it at the application layer and providing an authorization framework that facilitates zero trust without strangling operational efficiency.
—Julian Durand, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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strangle
verb
stran·gle
ˈstraŋ-gəl
strangled; strangling
-g(ə-)liŋ
1
: to choke to death by squeezing the throat
2
: to cause (someone or something) to choke or suffocate
3
: to suppress or hinder the rise, growth, or expression of
these rules are strangling my creativity
4
: to become strangled
5
: to die by or as if by interference with breathing
Medical Definition
strangle
verb
stran·gle
ˈstraŋ-gəl
strangled; strangling
-g(ə-)liŋ
1
: to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope)
2
: to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
the bone wedged in his throat and strangled him
1
: to become strangled : undergo a severe interference with breathing
2
: to die from interference with breathing
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