strangled

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A form of strangle — To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.

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smotheredstifledsuppressedinhibited
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of strangle

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveheld in check with difficulty

Similar
smotheredstifledsuppressedinhibited
Also see
inhibitedstifled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

strangled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangled

MLA

“strangled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strangled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangled.

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