Synonyms of strangling

strangling

verb

present participle of strangle

1

as in choking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choking
• drowning
• stifling
• suffocating
• smothering
• destroying
• asphyxiating
• throttling
• slaying
• garroting
• garotting
• dispatching
• felling
• croaking
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• inhaling
• expiring
• inspiring
• reviving
• exhaling
• resuscitating

2

as in throttling

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choking
• throttling
• suffocating
• garroting
• asphyxiating
• garotting
• stifling
• smothering
• scragging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• reviving
• resuscitating

3

as in stifling

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifling
• suppressing
• swallowing
• smothering
• repressing
• controlling
• submerging
• containing
• choking (back)
• managing
• holding back
• sinking
• pocketing
• curbing
• governing
• quashing
• checking
• quelling
• bridling
• muffling
• squelching
• bottling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressing
• releasing
• venting
• taking out
• unleashing
• loosing