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" She gave me another piece of information which excited other feelings in me, scarcely less dreadful. Infants were sometimes born in the convent; but they were always baptized and immediately strangled!"
Maria Monk

Meaning of "strangled" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF STRANGLED

ˈstræŋɡəld


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRANGLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strangled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STRANGLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Strangling

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 as the auxiliary lethal mechanism in hangings in the event the neck does not break. Strangling does not have to be fatal; limited or interrupted strangling is practised in erotic asphyxia, in the choking game, and is an important technique in many combat sports and self-defence systems. Further information: chokehold Strangling can be divided into three general types according to the mechanism used: ▪ Hanging—Suspension from a cord wound around the neck ▪ Ligature strangulation—Strangulation without suspension using some form of cord-like object called a garrote ▪ Manual strangulation—Strangulation using the fingers or other extremity...

Definition of strangled in the English dictionary

The definition of strangled in the dictionary is suppressed by or as if by swallowing suddenly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRANGLED

acute-angled · bedraggled · begoggled · bespangled · entangled · intermingled · jungled · mangled · moguled · newfangled · oldfangled · right-angled · spangled · spreadeagled · tangled · triangled · unshingled

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRANGLED

strandwolf · strandwolves · strange · strange attractor · strange to say · strangely · strangeness · strangeness number · stranger · stranger danger · stranger´s gallery · strangle · stranglehold · stranglement · strangler · strangles · strangling · strangulate · strangulation · strangury

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRANGLED

air-cooled · called · cancelled · controlled · coupled · detailed · entitled · failed · filled · gled · handled · installed · led · scheduled · sealed · skilled · so-called · star-spangled · titled · untitled

Synonyms and antonyms of strangled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRANGLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strangled» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «strangled» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF STRANGLED

Find out the translation of strangled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of strangled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strangled» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

勒死
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

estrangulado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

strangled
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنقا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

задушил
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

estrangulado
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শ্বাসরোধ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

étranglé
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dicekik
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

erwürgt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

押し殺したような
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

교살
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Strangled
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóp cổ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கழுத்தை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गळा दाबल्या
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

boğularak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

strangolato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

uduszony
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

задушив
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

strangulată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στραγγάλισε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwurg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strypt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvalt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strangled

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGLED»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of strangled
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «strangled».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strangled

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7 QUOTES WITH «STRANGLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strangled.
1
Denis Diderot
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
2
Andrew Dominik
To me, regardless of who's in office, the government is strangled by business. And the government's priorities are dictated by business. I mean, why does America, even after healthcare reform, still not have free universal healthcare? I'm sure it has something to do with the insurance lobby.
3
Paul Eldridge
In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.
4
Mitch Hedberg
Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down.
5
Maria Monk
She gave me another piece of information which excited other feelings in me, scarcely less dreadful. Infants were sometimes born in the convent; but they were always baptized and immediately strangled!
6
Tatjana Patitz
I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth.
7
Georges Rouault
For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRANGLED»

Discover the use of strangled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strangled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strangled
When a series of murders reopens the decades-old case of the Boston Strangler, journalist Jack Flynn begins receiving letters from the murderer and finds himself caught between the killer's threats and an uncooperative local police force.
Brian McGrory, 2008
2
National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the ...
After 32 years, Montreal will soon lose its professional baseball team.
Tim Hornbaker, 2007
3
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2)
“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.
Maurice Druon, 2013
4
The Strangled Traveler: Colonial Imaginings and the Thugs of ...
Drawing on historical and anthropological accounts, Indian tales and sacred texts, and detailed analyses of the secret Thug language, Martine van Woerkens reveals for the first time the real story of the Thugs.
Martine van Woerkens, 2002
5
Strangled Intuition
When her new client May North, a former madam, invites her to a party, New Age expert and masseur Cally Lazar is faced with murder when May is strangled to death and her husband is accused of the crime, and, after reading his aura of ...
Claire Daniels, 2004
6
Strangled Prose
Azalea Twilight--isn't the kind of book Claire Malloy likes to hock at her bookstore, but Claire agrees to host a book party for her friend's trashy tale. As torrid as the novel is, it's nothing compared to the evening.
Joan Hess, 2014
7
Woman Strangled-- News at Ten
Recent journalism graduate Aspen Wicklow, an investigative reporter for a Fort Worth TV show, "Public Defender," copes with a hotshot anchor and the station manager while investigating a missing person case that turns into a homicide.
Laurie Moore, 2009
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Strangled Silence
STRANGLED SILENCE A CORGI HOOK 978 0 552 55862 4 Published in Grrat Britain by Corgi Books. an imprint of Random House Children's Books A Random House Group Company This edition published 2008 I 3 5 7 9 10 B 6 4 2 Text ...
Oisin McGann, 2008
9
Strangled voices: the story of the Haymarket affair
An account of a tragic event in the history of labor relations in our country that resulted in the hanging of four men who were convicted on dubious evidence
Irving Werstein, 1969
10
Strangled by Silk: A Poppy Cove Mystery
Darlings! Here's the scoop on the latest Poppy Cove mystery--STRANGLED BY SILK.
Barbara Jean Coast, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRANGLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strangled is used in the context of the following news items.
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4-year-old boy dies in Palatka after being strangled by 11-year-old …
The 11-year-old is accused of strangling the 4-year-old Monday morning in Palatka, investigators said. Deputies said they found Braydan not breathing at a ... «WESH Orlando, Jul 15»
2
Officials: Mom strangled 5-month-old son, then jumped to her own …
BALTIMORE – Police say a Maryland woman strangled her 5-month-old son before jumping to her own death from the roof of a Baltimore parking garage. «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Connita L. Richardson, of Hyde Park, found strangled in abandoned …
Initially, investigators asked for help in identifying her body. The Lake County coroner said Richardson had been strangled and had minor trauma to her body. «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
4
Mother and twin daughters found dead in house were strangled
A mother and her twin daughters found dead at a house were strangled, a post-mortem examination has found. Shighi Kotuvala, 37, and 13-year-old sisters Niya ... «BBC News, May 15»
5
Family: Mother, two children strangled to death in Oscoda County
Family members say they were strangled to death by Cecelia's boyfriend and Keyon's father, James Jackson, who then killed himself. “Nobody can even try to ... «UpNorthLive.com, May 15»
6
Police: Man beat, strangled dog to death in South Daytona
A homeless man beat and strangled a dachshund with a shoelace, killing it on South Ridgewood Avenue in South Daytona as at least three people watched, ... «Daytona Beach News-Journal, Apr 15»
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Chicago man testifies victim strangled him, threatened baby in Bali
Schaefer said that led to a quarrel in which von Wiese-Mack strangled him hard for about 30 seconds. “I was angry, I took the fruit bowl and hit her,” Schaefer ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 15»
8
Ohio Man Who Beat, Strangled 4 Victims Sentenced To Life In Prison
BUCYRUS, Ohio (AP) — A man on a cocaine binge fatally beat or strangled four others at their homes — in one case, using his own shoestrings — then walked ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
9
Twins Tortured; Infant Strangled On Christmas: Cops
Kayla Edwards said she slapped the boy "really hard" on the back of the head, and then strangled him because he wouldn't stop crying on Christmas. «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
10
Potomac native strangled after argument in New York
The Tompkins County Sheriff\'s Department arrested 32-year-old Benjamin Cayea for allegedly strangling Shannon Jones during an argument. (Photos ... «WTOP, Nov 14»
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