strangling

Meanings

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe;
• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;
• "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
• conceal or hide;
• die from strangulation
• prevent the progress or free movement of;
• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

Synonyms

• choking
• strangulation
• throttling
• strangle
• strangulate
• throttle
• smother
• stifle
• muffle
• repress
• hamper
• halter
• cramp
• choke
• gag
• suffocate

Scrabble Score: 12

strangling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

strangling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

strangling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

strangling is a valid Words With Friends word

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