strangling

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noun

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
• Syn:
choking, strangulation, throttling
• Derivationally related forms:
throttle (for: throttling), strangulate (for: strangulation), strangle (for: strangulation), strangle, choke (for: choking)
• Hypernyms:
suffocation, asphyxiation