strangle
🇺🇸
/ˈstræŋɡl/
🇬🇧
/ˈstræŋɡl/
verb
R
to kill someone by squeezing their throat tightly
The criminal tried to strangle his victim with his hands.
R
to stop something from growing or succeeding
The new rules will strangle small businesses with too much paperwork.
translation
to kill someone by squeezing their throat tightly; to stop something from growing or succeeding
Word Forms
3rd Present
strangles
Past
strangled
Perfect
strangled
Progressive
strangling