throttles

present tense third-person singular of throttle
as in chokes
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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  • On the ground, there’s a war of grappling, chokes, and limb breaks, and Oliveira is one of the best to ever fight it.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Throttles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttles. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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