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to strangle
01
to experience difficulty breathing or to be unable to breathe due to obstruction or restriction
Intransitive
Examples
He started to strangle from the smoke in the room, struggling to catch his breath.
02
to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply
Transitive: to strangle sb/sth
Examples
The villain attempted to strangle the hero with a rope.
03
to hold back or stop an impulse, action, or sound from being expressed or carried out
Transitive: to strangle an action or sound
Examples
He had to strangle his anger before speaking to his boss.
04
to slow down, restrict, or block the progress or activity of something
Transitive: to strangle development of something
Examples
The lack of funding began to strangle the growth of the small business.
05
to die because something is blocking or interfering with the ability to breathe
Intransitive
Examples
She struggled to breathe before ultimately strangling from the tight grip.
