Another word for strangle

strangle Synonyms

strangle

v.

To choke
asphyxiate, suffocate, smother, kill; see choke 1.
To suppress
subdue, stifle, repress; see restrain 1, suppress.

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Another word for strangle

verb

To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe:
choke, throttle. See breath
To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:
burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, suppress, throttle. (Informal) sit on (or upon). See restraint