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strangling — n. act of choking someone to death, act of killing by compressing the windpipe and preventing the intake of air stran·gle || stræŋgl v. choke to death, throttle by compressing the windpipe and preventing the intake of air, asphyxiate; stifle,… … English contemporary dictionary
strangling — noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe no evidence that the choking was done by the accused • Syn: ↑choking, ↑strangulation, ↑throttling • Derivationally related forms: ↑throttle ( … Useful english dictionary
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strangulation — n. 1 the act of strangling or the state of being strangled. 2 the act of strangulating. Etymology: L strangulatio (as STRANGULATE) … Useful english dictionary
stran·gu·la·tion — /ˌstræŋgjəˈleıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the act of killing someone by squeezing the throat : the act of strangling someone The cause of death was strangulation … Useful english dictionary
Strangulation — Stran gu*la tion, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See {Strangle}.] 1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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