transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstraŋ-gəl ]
verb
( stran·gled ; stran·gling -g(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter — more at strain
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope) : throttle
b. : to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
c. : stifle
2. : to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of
repression strangle s free speech
intransitive verb
1. : to become strangled
2. : to die from or as if from interference with breathing
• stran·gler -g(ə-)lər noun