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throttling

throttling

1 8.8
Squeezing another person's neck to stop them breathing
  • noun
  • /ˈθrɔtəlɪŋ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : estrangulamiento
  • "I don't think scoring points is going to be a problem," said Auriemma after Connecticut's season opening 103-39 throttling of the College of Charleston.

Examples

  • He pulled mightily and loosened Morgan's throttling hold.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • And that truth is this: the current military throttling of Gaza has less to do with security and more to do with destabilizing Gaza as much as possible.

    Blog text (32)

  • Or they see the beloved fucking cartoon mouse getting fucking throttled by a pantsless duck.

  • He left the force on health grounds before the hearing could take place, joining the Surrey force and returning to the Met in 2005, where he faced subsequent allegations of punching, throttling, kneeing, and threatening other suspects while in uniform in other incidents.

    Blog text (27)

  • (ENGINES THROTTLING)

    CHiPS (2017)

  • The detective reported that the victim died from throttling, as there were marks around the neck.

  • During the investigation, they discovered evidence of throttling that led to the suspect's arrest.

  • The medical examiner confirmed that the cause of death was throttling due to the injuries on the throat.

Synonyms

strangulation
vsthrottling
  • Offensive
38 7.9

Squeezing someone's neck so they cannot breathe

is often used for deliberate harm rather than a neutral medical condition
chokehold
vsthrottling
  • Offensive
7 7.4

A tight grip around a person's neck that makes it hard to breathe or move

is the broader violent act that includes such grips for harm not just restraint
strangling
vsthrottling
  • NSFW
5 8.6

To press someone's throat so they cannot breathe

is similar but need not aim to kill or cause serious injury
choking
vsthrottling
5 3.2

Being unable to breathe because something blocks your throat

is caused by another person squeezing the neck rather than internal blockage
stranglehold
vsthrottling
  • NSFW
1 7.9

A tight arm grip around the neck that stops someone breathing

is the general act of compressing the throat rather than a specific fighting technique

How Violent

killing
  • NSFW
690 4.1
throttling
  • Offensive
1 8.8
choking
5 3.2

Surface Forms

throttling singular
throttlings plural

Morphology

throttling = throttle (transparent) = throttle + ing

Clear gerund/nominalization from the verb 'throttle' meaning 'to strangle'; the sense is directly the act described by the base verb.

Etymology

Throttling comes from an old English word for the throat, and it originally meant to press the throat and 'choke' someone. So throttling today means strangling or cutting off someone's breathing.