Used in a Sentence

strangulation

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for strangulation.

Editorial note

Finally it's because cracking the German Navy code basically saved Britain from strangulation by the U-Boat blockade.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

noun

The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for strangulation.

noun

The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Example sentences

1

Finally it's because cracking the German Navy code basically saved Britain from strangulation by the U-Boat blockade.

2

Gtalk federation worked great for years, and it's only been with the G+era strangulation that it's disappeared.

3

It seems they could provide some motive power without strangulation at least, via what is now termed a breast-collar harness.

4

Patent-encumbered industries are industries where innovation is not occurring due to patent strangulation.

5

This isn't capitalism, it's strangulation of an industry by middlemen and lobbyists.

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That's kind of like arguing that seat belts can cause strangulation.

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Could economic strangulation by regulation be the cause of it?

8

QE is artificial strangulation of supply, not increasing supply.

9

I did a fresh install from a seemingly healthy, semi-recent MBP and Yosemite's WindowServer seemed to begin a slow strangulation on my machine.

10

Kids who don't understand strangulation playing around.

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Once you decide your company is going to make its money via ads, the strangulation of any channel people can use to get to your service without seeing the ads inevitably follows.

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To give you an idea of how bad we're talking here, there was a time very early on in my life when I didn't know that strangulation could kill people.

Quote examples

1

Kids have been getting paralyzed from jumping into pools and lakes since forever, and the "going down a slide with a rope," strangulation thing sounds a little rare to even think twice about.

2

Larry Wall said, way back in the 1990ies, "The social dynamics of the net are a direct consequence of the fact that nobody has yet developed a Remote Strangulation Protocol." Which is kind of correlated to the fact that being behind a keyboard feels different to people than being face to face.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use strangulation in a sentence?

Finally it's because cracking the German Navy code basically saved Britain from strangulation by the U-Boat blockade.

What does strangulation mean?

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

What part of speech is strangulation?

strangulation is commonly used as noun.