v.
Pronunciation: ' stra ŋ -g ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: stran · gled ; stran · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangal ē 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 -)l ə r \ noun