strangulate

[ UK /stɹˈænɡjʊlˌe‍ɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹæŋɡjəˌɫeɪt/ ]

VERB

constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
he tried to strangulate his opponent
become constricted
The hernia will strangulate

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How To Use strangulate In A Sentence

If a child was doing it, it could encircle and strangulate part of the body and that would interfere with the blood supply.
She was about to seat herself when she heard a kind of strangulated hail. Scales of Justice
Strangulated squeaks, beeps and atonal, dying samba rhythms scuttered into life. Simon Boccanegra; 63rd Aldeburgh festival
Her voice is as sexy as ever, yet, for such a small venue as the Blue Heron Arts Center, often too loud, and sometimes curiously strangulated.
It's a language that offers a safety valve against a discourse that oscillates uneasily between a strangulated avoidance of reality and an ugly violence.
Though he can do all the pro forma stuff in bigger settings, his performances can be stiff and strangulated.
Pain is not common but can occur when the pile is strangulated or clotted.
Mason's low, slightly strangulated voice is perfect for suggesting the thin-lipped intensity of his newly unpeeled anger.
These can get caught on objects and strangulate the child.
He said the defendant decided to do away with her cousin when she could not repay the loan, and had her strangulated, by two close aides.

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