strangle
stran·gle / ˈstranggəl/ • v. [tr.] squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), esp. so as to cause death: the victim was strangled with a scarf. ∎ [as adj.] (strangled) sounding as though the speaker's throat is constricted: a series of strangled gasps. ∎ suppress (an impulse, action, or sound): she strangled a sob. ∎ hamper or hinder the development or activity of: overrestrictive policies that strangle growth.DERIVATIVES: stran·gler / ˈstrangg(ə)lər/ n.
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