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Death smells like homemade apple sauce as it cooks on the stove. It is not the strangling sense of illness. It is not fear. It is freedom.
Rachel Corrie

Meaning of "strangling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRANGLING

strangling  [ˈstræŋɡlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRANGLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strangling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRANGLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

strangling

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 strangling in the English dictionary

The definition of strangling in the dictionary is an incident in which someone is strangled. Other definition of strangling is the stifling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRANGLING


angling
ˈæŋɡlɪŋ
finagling
fɪˈneɪɡlɪŋ
frogling
ˈfrɒɡlɪŋ
gangling
ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ
giggling
ˈɡɪɡlɪŋ
jangling
ˈdʒæŋɡlɪŋ
kegling
ˈkɛɡlɪŋ
niggling
ˈnɪɡlɪŋ
pigling
ˈpɪɡlɪŋ
scraggling
ˈskræɡlɪŋ
struggling
ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ
tingling
ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ
wangling
ˈwæŋɡlɪŋ
wrangling
ˈræŋɡlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRANGLING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRANGLING

antismuggling
bungling
feeling
fledgling
gurgling
haggling
handling
juggling
kingling
mailing
mind-boggling
ridgling
rolling
selling
smuggling
spine-tingling
sterling
straggling
Yngling
youngling

Synonyms and antonyms of strangling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRANGLING»

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

Translation of «strangling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRANGLING

Find out the translation of strangling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strangling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strangling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绞杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrangulamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

strangling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удушение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrangulamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গলা টিপে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étranglement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mencekik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erdrosselung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

首を絞め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Strangling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóp nghẹt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெரிப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गळचेपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boğulma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strangolamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

удушення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strangulare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στραγγαλισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smoring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strypning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvelning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strangling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGLING»

The term «strangling» is regularly used and occupies the 64.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «strangling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «strangling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «STRANGLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strangling.
1
Andrew J. Bernstein
Find the beliefs that are strangling your feelings, challenge them for your sake as well as theirs, and see how it feels to love someone without a thought about the future, simply for who they are today.
2
Rachel Corrie
Death smells like homemade apple sauce as it cooks on the stove. It is not the strangling sense of illness. It is not fear. It is freedom.
3
Dennis Nilsen
In the morning he was lying dead on one of the beds fully clothed. He was dead. I got the impression he wanted to go, and I must have killed him. I can't remember strangling him. I just sat there shocked.
4
Meg Whitman
Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and we've got to streamline regulation so it's easy, not hard, to do business.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRANGLING»

Discover the use of strangling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strangling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Since Strangling Isn't an Option--: Dealing with Difficult ...
Dealing with difficult people is made easy in this valuable new guide to handling the most toxic personality typessnake, donkey, hyena, etc.with style and a minimum of personal anxiety. Reprint.
Sandra A. Crowe, 1999
2
The Strangling of Persia: A Story of the European Diplomacy ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Morgan Shuster, 2012
3
Strangling the Confederacy: Coastal Operations in the ...
While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign-dubbed 'Anaconda' -that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, ...
Kevin Dougherty, 2010
4
Death Sentences: How Cliches, Weasel Words and ...
Citing the disturbing overuse of buzzwords and clichs in the business world and political arena, an analysis of the consequences of ineffective terminology invites readers to resist rhetoric and desensitizing verbiage while returning to ...
Don Watson, 2006
5
The Strangling Angel
Can Delia ever be at peace; will she ever be totally free of her father's evil touch?When tragedy continues to haunt her and her loved ones, she is left to wonder if it is her father taking revenge – and if he will ever be satisfied.The ...
Elizabeth Tyrrell, Elizabeth Tyrrell, 2011
6
The Strangling of Satan
After pulling off the deal of a lifetime, he finds himself in danger, embroiled in a web of crime and murder that reaches from China to the Middle East and Africa.As he navigates the hazardous terrain of illicit drugs, bogus medicines and ...
Anthony Dickenson, 2012
7
The Grappler's Manifesto: The Guide to Strangling, Torquing, ...
The definitive instructional guide to the most brutal of all fighting styles: grappling
Lance Freimuth, 2011
8
Lantana Strangling Ixora: Poems
Poetry. This collection is as much about love and people in and out of relationships as it is about origins and the process of estrangement.
Sasenarine Persaud, 2011
9
Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from ...
Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), ...
Robert C. Townsend, Warren Bennis, 2007
10
A Call for Revolution: How Washington Is Strangling ...
Examines how the corruption, inefficiency, and wasteful spending of the federal government is creating a national crisis, and suggests reforms to eliminate these problems
Martin Louis Gross, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRANGLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strangling is used in the context of the following news items.
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11-year-old accused of strangling 4-year-old had past disturbing …
An 11-year-old boy accused of strangling a 4-year-old boy had a history of disturbing behavior, including choking another child until the child turned blue in the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Ex-New York police officer gets 15 years in prison for strangling wife …
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – A former New York police officer who pleaded guilty to strangling his wife of four decades during a fight over money has been sentenced ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Woman jailed for strangling dog using collar and wrapping muzzle …
A woman who killed her dog by wrapping duct tape around its muzzle and then strangling it with a collar has been jailed. Hayley Cowan, 22, then buried the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Dallas police search for man accused of strangling woman
Dallas police searched Monday for a man they say strangled a 20-year-old woman and set fire to a car with her body inside. Police say Manuel Rocha, 26, killed ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
5
Man Admits Strangling Wife During Argument Over Texts To Other …
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A sobbing man asked his 16-year-old daughter's forgiveness in court Tuesday as he admitted strangling his wife in a park as they fought ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Jury convicts Bucks exterminator in strangling of CHOP doctor
Jason Smith, the exterminator who said he was wrongly arrested and coerced into a confession, was found guilty Wednesday of strangling pediatrician Melissa ... «Philly.com, May 15»
7
No charges for Oregon man who killed friend to stop him from …
Prosecutors won't be charging the 70-year-old Oregon man who shot and killed his friend to stop him from strangling a woman. The Eugene Register-Guard ... «Fox News, May 15»
8
Florida Man Accused Of Strangling Dog With Shoelace
A homeless man in Florida is in jail after allegedly beating a dog, then strangling the canine to death with a shoelace. South Daytona man Ray Comer, 56, has ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
9
Police: Eastpointe dad strangled sleeping wife, kids
One by one, Timothy Fradeneck is accused of strangling his wife and their two young children with a USB cable as they slept inside their Eastpointe home. «Detroit Free Press, Apr 15»
10
Man convicted of strangling pharmacist, girlfriend challenges …
A man convicted of strangling a pharmacist and his girlfriend in northeast Pennsylvania is challenging the amount of restitution he has been ordered to pay. «Fox News, Apr 15»

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