strangle

Example Sentences

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Rowan heard a strangled gasp from somewhere behind him.

From Literature

Outplayed with bat and ball, they were strangled by Pakistan's spinners.

From Barron's

It happens when a nerve is strangled by a blood vessel in the face, with it often misdiagnosed as toothache, and attacks caused by something as simple as a gust of wind.

From BBC

Gelifen, stowed above him among the leaves, gave a soft, strangled peep.

From Literature

The goal "is not to dominate China; nor is it to strangle or humiliate them", the document says.

From BBC