strangling

Other forms: stranglings

Definitions of strangling
  1. noun
    the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
    synonyms: choking, strangulation, throttling
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    type of:
    asphyxiation, suffocation
    killing by depriving of oxygen
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