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strangle

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Main Entry:
stran·gle 
          Listen to the pronunciation of strangle
Pronunciation:
\ˈstraŋ-gəl\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
stran·gled; stran·gling 
          Listen to the pronunciation of strangling \-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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of strangler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun


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