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strangled

strangled

6.7
A voice or sound made with difficulty and a tight, choked tone
  • adjective
  • /ˈstræŋɡəld/
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  • He spoke in a strangled voice, barely able to choke out the words.

Just seeing, seeing you walking around so uncomfortable, like feeling strangled.

Examples

  • The singer's performance ended in a strangled note, leaving the audience in silence.

  • Blood gushed from the wound and a strangled cry rung out.

  • In other words, those strangling tumors, which is also to say that my body's a bundle of nerves and I no longer recognize my voice.

  • After realizing she was lost, she let out a strangled scream for help.

Synonyms

stifled
vsstrangled
5.8

Held back so it is not fully shown or said

feels like a tight physical constraint that makes expression hard
smothered
vsstrangled
6.2

A sound, action, or feeling that is soft and held back so it does not fully show

allows partial production but with strong difficulty and tight constraint
suppressed
vsstrangled
5.7

Kept secret on purpose so people do not know about it

is an involuntary constraint that makes expression difficult
choked
vsstrangled
4.3

Blocked or full so nothing can pass through

describes difficulty producing sound or feeling rather than literal physical blockage

Antonyms

unrestrained
13 5.7

Not held back and showing strong feelings or actions

expressed
3.2

Words or actions make it clear

How Suppressed

choked
4.3
strangled
6.7
muted
19 4.0

Surface Forms

strangled positive

Morphology

strangled = strangle (transparent) = strangle + ed

The adjective is formed from the past participle of 'strangle' and retains the literal sense of being choked or constrained, so the relation is clear to learners.

Etymology

Strangled comes from an old root that meant 'to tighten' or 'to choke', the same root you can see in string. So a strangled sound or feeling is like something tight around the throat, made with difficulty as if choked off.