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[ noun ] the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe

Synonyms

strangulation throttling choking

Examples

"no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

Related terms

suffocation strangle choke choke

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Rhymes with

dangling wrangling wrangling bungling dangling angling mingling tingling bungling angling haggling tinkling sprinkling twinkling wrangling dangling haggling smuggling struggling wrangling juggling dangling tingling mingling bungling signalling bungling signaling handling dismantling paneling untangling guzzling reshuffling troubling wiggling doubling bustling mingling tingling bubbling puzzling bundling counseling fondling struggling crackling tackling juggling dazzling marshaling guzzling tingling mingling gambling rattling babbling travelling grappling raveling traveling dwindling baffling rambling grappling traveling travelling recycling sparkling cycling tackling dazzling raveling rattling smuggling idling lulling galling toweling lolling handling dismantling paneling trampling haggling sprinkling tumbling parceling stumbling wobbling humbling fumbling mottling stifling jostling grumbling rumbling spiralling spiraling mumbling bumbling modeling toppling nibbling enabling throttling groveling rambling babbling sapling baffling gatling guzzling crawling groundling unavailing unappealing twinkling circling encircling gambling sampling brawling cowling sizzling calling bicycling drizzling struggling gatling wiggling tinkling untangling galling lulling peddling assembling pedaling disabling wrestling leveling trembling settling lolling hurdling meddling troubling counseling trifling groveling sprawling foundling fondling bundling crippling yodeling tripling piddling rippling dribbling belittling refueling quadrupling quibbling middling pauling piling toweling filing falling inkling rifling appealing rustling annealing throttling suckling howling cycling puzzling hauling duckling grumbling reconciling smuggling unsmiling juggling sprinkling tinkling twinkling grumbling cuddling repelling propelling coupling rappelling rumbling kindling jostling shuffling

Phonetic and Homophones

S T R AE1 NG G L IH0 NG
S T R AE1 NG G AH0 L IH0 NG

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