to strangle

Examples

• All

• I feel as though I'm being strangled.

  Spice World (1997)

• And she certainly has the size and strength to strangle someone.

  Fiction book (1996)

• "Which floor are you going to?" he asked, in a somewhat strangled voice.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The wish I had not spoken became stuck in my throat and was strangling me.

  Fiction book (1996)

• "What was her last name?" Meredith asked in a strangled voice.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I have to know you want me." Sam's voice was strangled but adamant.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Jocko made no sound, except for the wheezing in his strangled chest.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Anna woke abruptly from a nightmare, a scream strangling in her throat.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Karen Grant let out a strangled cry that was half laugh, half sob, and became hysterical.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The boy started to strangle on a piece of candy he was chewing too quickly.

Synonyms

C

to choke

vsto strangle

• NSFW

264 3.7

To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck

focuses on breathing trouble and low oxygen rather than a specific blockage

S

to suffocate

vsto strangle

• NSFW

81 6.1

To have no air to breathe or to stop someone from getting air

describes breathing difficulty and oxygen lack rather than complete air absence

G

to gutter

vsto strangle

9.9

To make short choking breaths when dying or badly hurt

is about breathing difficulty and oxygen lack rather than focusing on noisy sounds

Antonyms

B

to breathe

∞ 1.0

To take air into the lungs and let it out

I

to inhale

84 2.7

To breathe in air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

How Breathless

to asphyxiate

• Specialized

13 9.3

to strangle

16 6.5

to choke

• NSFW

264 3.7

to gasp

155 1.6

to pant

95 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology