Used in a Sentence

strangle

How to use strangle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for strangle.

Editorial note

I think I would strangle some clown flying a drone right in front of a beautiful scenic overlook.

Examples13
Definitions6
Parts of speech1

Quick take

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of strangle gathered in one view.

verb

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

verb

conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

verb

die from strangulation

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for strangle.

verb

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

verb

die from strangulation

verb

prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

verb

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

verb

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

Example sentences

1

I think I would strangle some clown flying a drone right in front of a beautiful scenic overlook.

2

I think the slow pressure of being a public company is really going to strangle out much of the "good side" of Google.

3

By the third my brain is trying to crawl out my eyes and strangle me, even on code that doesn't have a potential exit point at every level.

4

It was no wonder that in the last few years the backlash has switched to resisting this unexpected strangle-hold on the human condition.

5

Quite simply, the best way to strangle your productivity and toss it in the bay is to work at an office with a regular 9-5 weekly schedule.

6

It's really bad practice just to save a couple extra characters, and if I inherit your code someday I'll probably want to strangle you.

7

* Russia has a strangle-hold on the natural gas market in Europe, so Syria would prefer Qatar not send natural gas to Europe.

8

Going any further than that and society can strangle minority viewpoints almost as oppressively as government.

9

Your innuendo doesn't prove any 'anti-competitive' practices, consorting to band a patent cartel in order to strangle opensource on the other hand is.

10

It's not corporate parasites who form insidious symbiotic relationships with corrupt congressmen to pass laws that strangle free expression.

11

But in cases like Uber or Airbnb - where the public can not only see the alternative clearly, it can download it as a wildly useful app - it becomes exponentially harder to strangle genuine progress.

12

But, I expect that it's rapidly shrinking relative to the amount of support that Linux is currently enjoying, and that's going to lead to OpenBSD getting less and less upstream support, which is eventually going to strangle the project.

13

I was implying that "no trucks over 3 tons" is equivalent to saying "no one is allowed to consume more than X amount of bandwidth" on my public pipe, which is exactly how the network providers are going to couch their arguments when trying to strangle Netflix.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use strangle in a sentence?

I think I would strangle some clown flying a drone right in front of a beautiful scenic overlook.

What does strangle mean?

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

What part of speech is strangle?

strangle is commonly used as verb.