strangle

strangle
01. The murdered woman had been [strangled] with a belt.
02. The dog almost [strangled] itself when it got its leash tangled on the fence.
03. I dreamt that someone was trying to [strangle] me, and when I woke up, I found my blanket had gotten twisted around my neck.
04. The man had the young boy by the throat, and was trying to [strangle] him.
05. A young child has died in a tragic accident after getting her head caught in a rope swing, and being [strangled] to death.
06. In 1927, dancer Isadora Duncan was accidentally [strangled] to death when her scarf got caught in the wheel of a car she was riding in.
07. During the birth, the doctor checked to make sure the umbilical cord wasn't wrapped around the baby's neck because it could [strangle] it.
08. The murderer [strangled] the old woman with his belt, and threw her body into the water.
09. The prolonged boycott has [strangled] the economy and cost hundreds of people their jobs.
10. The lines of the parachute got wrapped around the soldier's neck and [strangled] him to death.
11. The father was arrested for child abuse after almost [strangling] his son with the telephone wire.
12. The child was almost [strangled] after slipping off the swing, and getting his head caught between the ropes.
13. Jean Toomer once stated that fear is a noose that binds until it [strangles].
14. The old woman's voice sounded [strangled] as she explained how her husband died.
15. The nation of Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa, so when the leader began criticizing South African apartheid in 1983, South Africa was able to close Lesotho's borders, [strangling] the country.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Strangle — Stran gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Strangling}.] [OF. estrangler, F. [ e]trangler, L. strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. {Strain}, {String}.] 1. To compress the windpipe of (a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strangle — Stran gle, v. i. To be strangled, or suffocated. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strangle — I verb arrest, block, check, choke off, crush, extinguish, hush, inhibit, keep back, keep down, mask, muzzle, put a stop to, quell, quiet, repress, reserve, restrain, silence, smother, snuff out, squelch, still, stop, strangulare, subdue,… …   Law dictionary

  • strangle — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. estrangler, from L. strangulare to choke, stifle, check, constrain, from Gk. strangalan choke, twist, from strangale a halter, cord, lace, related to strangos twisted, from PIE root *strenk tight, narrow; pull tight, twist …   Etymology dictionary

  • strangle — vb *suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle, smother, choke, throttle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • strangle — [v] choke, stifle asphyxiate, gag, garrote/garrotte, inhibit, kill, muffle, quelch, repress, restrain, shush, smother, squelch, strangulate, subdue, suffocate, suppress, throttle; concepts 130,191,252 Ant. free, let go, loose …   New thesaurus

  • strangle — ► VERB 1) squeeze or constrict the neck of, especially so as to cause death. 2) suppress or hinder (an impulse, action, or sound). DERIVATIVES strangler noun. ORIGIN Old French estrangler, from Greek strangal halter …   English terms dictionary

  • strangle — [straŋ′gəl] vt. strangled, strangling [ME stranglen < OFr estrangler < L strangulare < Gr strangalan < strangalē, halter < strangos, twisted: see STRONG] 1. to kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to …   English World dictionary

  • strangle — A trading strategy using options that is designed to profit from material increases in the volatility of the underlying. Similar to a straddle but using only put and call options with strike prices that are out of the money. American Banker… …   Financial and business terms

  • strangle — [[t]stræ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] strangles, strangling, strangled 1) VERB To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe. [V n] He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun... [V n] He was… …   English dictionary

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