as in choking
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
The Biden administration’s prevailing wage rule has also raised concerns that snaking requirements backed by Big Labor are throttling the industry.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
Gophers 7, Eagles 1 The Gophers opened the season in fine form by throttling visiting Boston College 7-1 Thursday night.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Fiber delivers superior speeds but is less available, while cable is typically faster and more stable though subject to throttling.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Squeezing Russia’s oil revenues via secondary tariffs also means throttling the flow of its oil into global markets where prices are set.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
Gophers 7, Eagles 1 The Gophers opened the season in fine form by throttling visiting Boston College 7-1 Thursday night.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Fiber delivers superior speeds but is less available, while cable is typically faster and more stable though subject to throttling.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Squeezing Russia’s oil revenues via secondary tariffs also means throttling the flow of its oil into global markets where prices are set.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttling
Verb
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Aneesha reacts instantly, tackling Verna to the ground and choking her.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Lane attacked Wilkins, choking her into unconsciousness and cutting open her womb.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Maeve is in the hen house with Jayson, banging his gun around and nearly strangling her.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rader would often stalk his victims, some for months, before binding their arms and legs, then slowly strangling them (with the exception of Bright).—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Throttling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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