as in to choke
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!
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Recent Examples of throttle
The country's blockade has throttled traffic through the channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The Iran war has throttled traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting energy and raw material flows.
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Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
The Aerospace Corporation has been advancing a concept for a restartable solid rocket motor (RSRM), a propulsion configuration that has long posed engineering difficulties because conventional solid motors burn continuously once ignited and cannot be throttled or shut down mid-flight.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Every braking point, apex and throttle input from his previous best was overlaid on his track view.
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Brendan Keegan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The Iran war has throttled traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting energy and raw material flows.
—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
The Aerospace Corporation has been advancing a concept for a restartable solid rocket motor (RSRM), a propulsion configuration that has long posed engineering difficulties because conventional solid motors burn continuously once ignited and cannot be throttled or shut down mid-flight.
—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Every braking point, apex and throttle input from his previous best was overlaid on his track view.
—
Brendan Keegan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttle
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The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries, stalling Russia's efforts on the battlefield, Western officials and analysts say, and heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Remove chokes from artichokes and steam in small amount of water for 15 minutes, adding water to pan as needed.
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Instead of having a thousand flowers bloom, a thousand weeds end up strangling them.
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She was likely strangled, the pathologist concluded.
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“Throttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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