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strangulate

[strang-gyuh-leyt] / ˈstræŋ gjəˌleɪt /
VERB
asphyxiate
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"The T cell attack seemed to incite oligodendrocytes to strangulate axons like a constrictor snake" Martini adds.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

I am not in very truth, and may the first jest I attempt to utter strangulate me outright, before it escapes from my lips.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

The autopsy report said the obstruction was “in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2023

Mr Iles died from a strangulated hernia that cut off the blood supply to his heart at 17:10 GMT on 19 March.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2022

Darke speaks in “a strangulated croak, like a frog singing Wagner”.

From Economist Jan. 26, 2017

The costumes, the videos, even your distinctive voices — David’s strangulated voice and Cyndi’s Betty Boop — —

From New York Times Mar. 14, 2014

Abdominal hernias, or ruptures, are divided into reducible, irreducible, and strangulated, according to condition; and into inguinal, scrotal, ventral, umbilical, and diaphragmatic, according to their situation.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2024

Time is no longer a luxury, but a deprivation tied to the strangulating struggle for survival.

From Salon May 22, 2022

His finding his voice as a young guy, and really coming into his own, was an escape from a situation at home that I think was kind of strangulating.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2018

The hardcore metal trio resumes its litany of strangulating vocals, scraping grind and testosterone-rich heaviness.

From Chicago Tribune Jul. 20, 2013

Leaf-buds changed into flower-buds by wounding the bark, or strangulating a part of the branch.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus




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