noun
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
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no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
• Syn: ↑choking, ↑strangling, ↑strangulation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑throttle, ↑strangulate (for: ↑strangulation), ↑strangle (for: ↑strangulation), ↑strangle (for: ↑strangling), ↑choke (for: ↑choking)
• Hypernyms: ↑suffocation, ↑asphyxiation
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throttˈling noun and adjective
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Main Entry: ↑throttle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.