STRANGLING
\stɹˈaŋɡəlɪŋ], \stɹˈaŋɡəlɪŋ], \s_t_ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_ə_l_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of STRANGLING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
By Princeton University
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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n. The act of destroying life by stopping respiration ; suffocation.
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