Meaning & use
Strangled
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Killed or injured by squeezing the throat to stop breathing; also, forcibly suppressed or choked off.
See it in a sentence
The victim had been strangled with a length of cord.
A strangled cry escaped her throat before she could stop it.
A note on using this word
Figuratively, 'strangled' often describes a sound or process cut off partway, like a strangled laugh or a strangled economy.
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Words with an opposite meaning
releasedfreed
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Restricted or held back severely, especially growth or expression.
Government controls strangled the fledgling free press.
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