strangling
present participle ofstrangle
单词 | strangling |
释义 | strangling present participle ofstrangle strangle verb[T] uk/ˈstræŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈstræŋ.ɡəl/tokillsomeone bypressingtheirthroatso that they cannotbreathe: She had been strangled with her ownscarfand herbodydumpedin thewoods. tostopsomething fromdeveloping: Foryears, theorganizationwas strangled byexcessivebureaucracy. There is agreatdealoffearthat the newrestrictionsmight strangle the country'seconomy. Murder & attempted murder
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