verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of strangle form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   held in check with difficulty wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blurredbrassybrazenbreathychokedchoking

Example

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"The postmortem showed that she had been strangled."

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