strangulate Synonyms

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strangulate Meaning

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strangulate (v)

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

become constricted

strangulate Sentence Examples

  1. The assailant attempted to strangulate his victim with a rope.
  2. The high-rise building seemed to strangulate the city below.
  3. The intense pressure of the snake's coils threatened to strangulate its prey.
  4. The vines wrapped around the tree, menacingly strangulating it.
  5. The economic crisis strangulated small businesses, forcing them to close.
  6. The suffocating heat of the desert almost strangulated the travelers.
  7. The dictator's oppressive regime strangulated dissent.
  8. The police car's siren wailed, as if it were strangulating the silence of the night.
  9. The weight of the expectations laid upon her threatened to strangulate her spirit.
  10. The narrow passageway strangulated the flow of customers into the store.

FAQs About the word strangulate

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air, constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air, become constricted

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The assailant attempted to strangulate his victim with a rope.

The high-rise building seemed to strangulate the city below.

The intense pressure of the snake's coils threatened to strangulate its prey.

The vines wrapped around the tree, menacingly strangulating it.