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strangling
/stˈɹæŋɡəlɪŋ/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
- verb
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
he tried to strangle his opponent
- verb
conceal or hide
smother a yawn
- verb
die from strangulation
- verb
prevent the progress or free movement of
He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather