throttle
verb/ˈθrɒtl/
/ˈθrɑːtl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they throttle | /ˈθrɒtl/ /ˈθrɑːtl/ |
| he / she / it throttles | /ˈθrɒtlz/ /ˈθrɑːtlz/ |
| past simple throttled | /ˈθrɒtld/ /ˈθrɑːtld/ |
| past participle throttled | /ˈθrɒtld/ /ˈθrɑːtld/ |
| -ing form throttling | /ˈθrɒtlɪŋ/ /ˈθrɑːtlɪŋ/ |
- throttle somebody to attack or kill somebody by pressing their throat in order to stop them from breathing synonym strangle
- He throttled the guard with his bare hands.
- (humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).
- (figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.Want to learn more?
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