strangling (Meaning)

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strangling (n)

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

The boa constrictor's strangling grip suffocated its hapless prey.
The murderer's strangling attempt left his victim's face blue and swollen.
The strangling pain in my abdomen signaled the onset of appendicitis.
The ivy tendrils slowly strangled the old oak tree, cutting off its life force.
The strangling pollution from the factory choked the city's air.
The strangling fear of poverty haunted her every waking moment.
The strangling embrace of solitude isolated her from the outside world.
The strangling debt threatened to ruin his financial stability.
The strangling bureaucracy suffocated any attempt at progress.
The strangling fumes from the chemical leak rendered the neighborhood uninhabitable.

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

drowning, smothering,choking, suffocating, stifling, asphyxiating,destroying, throttling, felling,slaying

inhaling, expiring, breathing,breathing, inhaling, expiring, reviving, inspiring,inspiring, reviving

The boa constrictor's strangling grip suffocated its hapless prey.

The murderer's strangling attempt left his victim's face blue and swollen.

The strangling pain in my abdomen signaled the onset of appendicitis.

The ivy tendrils slowly strangled the old oak tree, cutting off its life force.