to strangle
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6.2
- verb
- /ˈstræŋɡəl/
- Offensive
:
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- I could've literally strangled her to death.
They use that electrical cord to strangle him.
- They use that electrical cord to strangle him.
- He also stole, he bullied kids in in school and he tried to strangle his own sister.
- If you could get up there, would you have strangled him?
- So do not, if that's what you want from life, do not start by trying to strangle someone to death.
- Or, you know, I just read an article about Tarantino having to strangle Uma Thurman and he chose to do it himself.
- I felt a lot better after trying to strangle her.
- It was coach Knight is going to strangle you if you make a mistake.
- It was coach Knight is gonna strangle you if you make a mistake.
- He's he could lunch across the table and Chuck and strangle my head off and like before you could even react.
Examples
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That is if I can say it before Warren tries to strangle me.
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You think I'm going to strangle you and your little friend upstairs?
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I felt a lot better after trying to strangle her.
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Yeah, then I'll strangle him.
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Why do I always want to strangle Brad?
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I really must strangle Mr. Davis!
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How he wishes he could strangle her with his bare hands!
Fiction book (1993) -
So do not, if that's what you want from life, do not start by trying to strangle someone to death.
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He almost strangled me!
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The detective discovered that Madame Addison had been strangled to death in her home.
Synonyms
264
3.7
To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck
81
6.1
To have no air to breathe or to stop someone from getting air
26
6.4
To stop someone breathing by covering their nose and mouth
13
9.3
To prevent a person or animal from breathing by taking away air
7
6.6
To stop a person from breathing so they cannot get air
3
8.8
To squeeze someone's throat to stop their breathing
1
9.9
To kill by twisting or squeezing someone's neck
To kill someone by squeezing their throat so they cannot breathe
To put a tight grip on someone's throat so the person cannot breathe
Antonyms
How Violent
- Offensive
2
9.9
- Offensive
209
6.2
- Specialized
13
9.3
- NSFW
264
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word strangle comes from an old Germanic root meaning 'tight' or 'to squeeze', and it is like the everyday words string and strain. So to strangle someone is to 'squeeze' their throat tight and stop them breathing.