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strangle

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/Part of speech verbSorted aeglnrstStarts with SEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

Word origin

From Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulō, strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to be strangled”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “a halter”); compare στραγγός (strangós, “twisted”) and string. Displaced Middle English wirien, awurien (“to strangle”) (> English worry).

Used in a sentence

  • She strangled her husband and dissolved the body in acid.
  • He strangled a scream.
  • The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.

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