strangle
Meaning of strangle
verb
- squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.
the victim was strangled with a scarf
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.
Information about strangle
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of strangle is: strangles.
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Hyphenation of strangle
stran-gle
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- strangle is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
strangle synonyms
Meaning strangulate:
Meaning smother:
smother, stifle, muffle, repress
Meaning hamper:
Meaning choke:
Meaning gag:
Meaning kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord:
Meaning kill (someone) by depriving them of air:
Translation of strangle
- German: würgen, erwürgen, ersticken
- French: étrangler, stranguler
- Spanish: estrangular
- Italian: strangolare
Anagrams of strangle
Words that rhyme with strangle
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