strangle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stran·gle [strangle strangles strangled strangling] BrE [ˈstræŋɡl] NAmE [ˈstræŋɡl] verb
1. ~ sb to kill sb by squeezing or pressing on their throat and neck
•to strangle sb to death
•He strangled her with her own scarf.
•Whenever she starts going on about her beloved son, I could cheerfully strangle her.
2. ~ sth to prevent sth from growing or developing
•The current monetary policy is strangling the economy.
•‘Oh, no!’ she cried, strangling a sob.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.

Thesaurus:
strangle verb T
•He strangled her to death.
throttle • • suffocate • • choke •
almost/half/nearly strangle/throttle/suffocate/choke sb
strangle/throttle/suffocate/choke sb to death
Strangle or throttle? These words are very similar: throttle is slightly more informal. Both can be used humorously
•I felt like strangling/throttling him!


Example Bank:
•This project should have been strangled at birth.
•He strangled her to death as she slept.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gag, choke, suffocate, hamper, halter, cramp, smother, stifle, muffle, repress, strangulate, throttle