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throttle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of throttle

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

I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!

Synonyms of throttle

choke, garrote (or garotte), strangle, suffocate

Words Related to throttle

asphyxiate, smother, stifle

Near Antonyms of throttle

restore, resuscitate, revive

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