What does strangle mean?

strangle means "kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in strangle?

strangle has 2 syllables: stran-gle. The stress falls on "stran". In IPA it is /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/.

What is another word for strangle?

Close synonyms include strangulate, throttle, smother, stifle, muffle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strangle a common word?

strangle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Strangle — meaning and how to say it: STRANG-guhl

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
“he tried to strangulate his opponent”
“A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes”
Synonymsstrangulate throttle
Broaderkill
Narrowergarrote
2.
suppress in order to conceal or hide
“smother a yawn”
“muffle one's anger”
“strangle a laugh”
“repress a cry of fear”
Synonymssmother stifle muffle repress
Broaderinhibit
3.
die from strangulation
Broadersuffocate
4.
prevent the progress or free movement of
“He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”
“the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries”
Synonymshamper halter cramp
Broaderrestrict
5.
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonymschoke
Broadercompress
6.
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
“he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”
Synonymsgag choke suffocate
Broadersuffer

Other forms of strangle

past tense: strangled·
present participle: strangling·
third person: strangles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about strangle

What does strangle mean?: strangle means "kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in strangle?: strangle has 2 syllables: stran-gle. The stress falls on "stran". In IPA it is /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/.
What is another word for strangle?: Close synonyms include strangulate, throttle, smother, stifle, muffle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is strangle a common word?: strangle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for strangle come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
“he tried to strangulate his opponent”
“A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes”
Synonymsstrangulate throttle
Broaderkill
Narrowergarrote
2.
suppress in order to conceal or hide
“smother a yawn”
“muffle one's anger”
“strangle a laugh”
“repress a cry of fear”
Synonymssmother stifle muffle repress
Broaderinhibit
3.
die from strangulation
Broadersuffocate
4.
prevent the progress or free movement of
“He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”
“the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries”
Synonymshamper halter cramp
Broaderrestrict
5.
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonymschoke
Broadercompress
6.
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
“he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”
Synonymsgag choke suffocate
Broadersuffer

Other forms of strangle

past tense: strangled·
present participle: strangling·
third person: strangles·

Questions about strangle

What does strangle mean?: strangle means "kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in strangle?: strangle has 2 syllables: stran-gle. The stress falls on "stran". In IPA it is /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/.
What is another word for strangle?: Close synonyms include strangulate, throttle, smother, stifle, muffle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is strangle a common word?: strangle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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