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to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
- the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled
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to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
- the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie
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to refrain from openly showing or uttering
- strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news
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“Strangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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