scragging

verb

present participle of scrag
1
as in cutting down

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2
as in throttling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragging
  1. taking out
  2. throttling
  3. putting away
  4. choking
  5. carrying off
  6. suffocating
  7. finishing
  8. strangling
Verb
  • In a video obtained by TMZ, a man the outlet identified as Perez is shown taking out a large butcher’s knife from his black sweatshirt pocket.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This involves taking out a lower-cost, longer-term financial product.
    — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking out
Verb
  • Federal district judges, even at the risk of physical threats, played a key role by throttling unconstitutional White House efforts to seize state voting records, curtail mail-in voting and manipulate the count in Alaska.
    — James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Investors are worried that the political shift in Congress could slow the buildout of data centers that power AI, potentially throttling one of the economy's main growth engines.
    — Senior Business, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of throttling
Verb
  • Jukes contributed some muscle late, putting away three kills after McAuley trailed 20-19 in the first game and two more after McAuley held a 21-18 lead in the second game.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Clear these areas by putting away anything that does not need to be out.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of putting away
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  • Thomas has been arrested six times in the past, most recently in 2019 for allegedly choking his wife, police sources said.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Watford reportedly admitted to hitting the woman multiple times and, at one point, choking her.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of choking
Verb
  • Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of carrying off
Verb
  • The Vikings seem to be a consistent quarterback away from a true run to the Super Bowl given their defense, led by coordinator Brian Flores, has been one of the most suffocating units in the league thus far.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That uneasy feeling settles over the rest of Infinite Now like suffocating humidity.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of suffocating
Verb
  • On average, 83 percent of IFM students are employed within one year of finishing their studies, Romatet said.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Despite limiting the conference’s top rushing attack, FIU struggled to prevent Liberty from finishing drives, turning a promising defensive statistic into a glaring weakness.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of finishing
Verb
  • The charges allege that Watford struck the woman several times before strangling her with his hands and arm following a dispute inside the room.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Overton was convicted in 1999 of tying up, raping, and strangling Missy MacIvor, who was eight months pregnant.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of strangling
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“Scragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragging. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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