Main Entry:

¹throt·tle

Pronunciation:

\ˈthrä-t^əl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

throt·tled; throt·tling \ˈthrät-liŋ, ˈthrä-t^əl-iŋ\

Etymology:

Middle English throtelen, from throte throat

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1 a (1): to compress the throat of : choke (2): to kill by such action b: to prevent or check expression or activity of : suppress <policies that throttle creativity>2 a: to decrease the flow of (as steam or fuel to an engine) by a valve b: to regulate and especially to reduce the speed of (as an engine) by such means c: to vary the thrust of (a rocket engine) during flightintransitive verb: to throttle something (as an engine) —usually used with back or down<the pilot throttled back>

— throt·tler \ˈthrät-lər, ˈthrä-t^əl-ər\ noun