strangling

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noun

The crime of killing by strangling.

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chokingstrangulationthrottling
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of strangle
nounstrangling (countable and uncountable, plural stranglings)

plural stranglings

  1. countableuncountableThe crime of killing by strangling.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

Similar
chokingstrangulationthrottling
Broader
suffocationasphyxiation
Also see
chokingstrangulationthrottling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη
  • ἀγχόνη (ankhónē)The crime of killing by strangling
Dutch wurging
  • wurgingThe crime of killing by strangling
Latin angor
  • angorThe crime of killing by strangling
Portuguese estrangulamento
  • estrangulamentoThe crime of killing by strangling
Russian удуше́ние
  • удуше́ние (udušénije)The crime of killing by strangling
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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