strangle - Meaning in Hindi

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strangle - Meaning in Hindi

strangle Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of strangle in English

strangle verb

1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

   Synonyms

   choke, gag, gag, suffocate

   गला घोंटना

   Example

   • "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
2. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

   Synonyms

   choke

   गला घोंटना, ...Subscribe

3. prevent the progress or free movement of

   Synonyms

   cramp, halter, hamper

   Examples

   • "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
   • "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
4. die from strangulation
5. suppress in order to conceal or hide

   Synonyms

   muffle, repress, smother, stifle

   Examples

   • "muffle one's anger"
   • "repress a cry of fear"
   • "smother a yawn"
   • "strangle a laugh"
6. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

   Synonyms

   strangulate, throttle

   Examples

   • "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
   • "he tried to strangulate his opponent"

Synonyms of strangle

• choke, gag, suffocate
• choke
• cramp, halter, hamper
• muffle, repress, smother, stifle
• strangulate, throttle

Description

Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and is one of two main ways that hanging causes death.

Also see "Strangling" on Wikipedia

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