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1. The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
   "no evidence that the strangling was done by the accused";
   - choking, strangulation, throttling

1. Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
   "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes";
   - strangulate, throttle
    
2. Suppress in order to conceal or hide
   "strangle a laugh";
   - smother, stifle, muffle, repress
    
3. Die from strangulation
    
4. Prevent the progress or free movement of
   "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries";
   - hamper, halter, cramp
    
5. Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   - choke
    
6. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   - gag, choke, suffocate

Derived forms: stranglings

Type of: asphyxiate, asphyxiation, bottle up, bound, compact, compress, confine, constrict, contract, hurt, inhibit, kill, limit, press, restrict, squeeze, stifle, suffer, suffocate, suffocation, suppress, throttle, trammel

Encyclopedia: Strangling