Main Entry:

stran·gle

Pronunciation:

\ˈstraŋ-gəl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

stran·gled; stran·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter — more at strain

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope) : throttle b: to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of c: stifle2: to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of <repression strangles free speech>intransitive verb1: to become strangled2: to die from or as if from interference with breathing

— stran·gler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun