as in strangling
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 throttling
Now teams are responding by putting a bigger emphasis on defense, playing with a throttling full-court intensity.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
The newsroom union claims the change is throttling staff diversity and muting the magazine’s progressive political bent.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Before upgrading, consider testing your current speed, optimizing your Wi-Fi setup and checking if your provider is throttling your connection.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The late icon strapped himself into his guitar while throttling songs in Shellac and Big Black, changing how menacing a punk riff could sound.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
The newsroom union claims the change is throttling staff diversity and muting the magazine’s progressive political bent.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Before upgrading, consider testing your current speed, optimizing your Wi-Fi setup and checking if your provider is throttling your connection.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The late icon strapped himself into his guitar while throttling songs in Shellac and Big Black, changing how menacing a punk riff could sound.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttling
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The emerging uproar could prove costly for Swalwell if his fundraising dries up, strangling his ability to run campaign ads, or if unions and other groups that endorsed his campaign begin to retract their decisions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Horner, a former FedEx driver who abducted the child while delivering a package to her home, told a false story about hitting the little girl with his truck and then strangling her in a panic, Espinoza testified.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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Skaggs, 27, snorted the pill and died in a Texas hotel room on July 1, 2019, choking on his own vomit.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The thick and choking ash cloud covered the northern part of Colorado Springs after a wind shift.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Throttling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttling. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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