Main Entry: stran·gle

Pronunciation: \ˈstraŋ-gəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): stran·gled; stran·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

transitive verb

1 : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope)
2 : to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of <the bone wedged in his throat and strangled him>

intransitive verb

1 : to become strangled : undergo a severe interference with breathing
2 : to die from interference with breathing