strangled
Killed by squeezing
Strangled is the past tense of strangle—to kill or injure by compressing the throat, cutting off air or blood flow.
Beyond literal choking, strangled describes sounds that are tight, constricted, or suppressed: a strangled cry, Her voice came out strangled.
Something strangled has been suppressed or stifled: strangled economic growth, strangled by regulations.
Had airway blocked
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- garrotedKilled by strangulation device
- asphyxiatedKilled by oxygen deprivation
- suffocatedKilled by airlessness
neck · hands · grip · murder · homicide · victim · ligature · marks
Had airway blocked
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- hoarseRough in voice
- raspyRough and grating
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
tight · breathless · wheezing · croaking · guttural · grasping · sob · cry
Made narrower by pressure
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- impededObstructed or slowed
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
obstructed · bottlenecked · constrained · limited · choked off · cut off · squeezed · tightened
choked
Had airway blocked
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- garrotedKilled by strangulation device
- asphyxiatedKilled by oxygen deprivation
suffocated · neck · hands · grip · murder · homicide · victim · ligature · marks · bruises
choked
Had airway blocked
constricted · tight · breathless · wheezing · croaking · guttural · grasping · sob · cry · whisper
constricted
Made narrower by pressure
hindered · obstructed · bottlenecked · constrained · limited · choked off · cut off · squeezed · tightened · supply
silenced
Rendered unable to speak
repressed · squelched · quashed · censored · hushed · subdued · restrained · inhibited · controlled · swallowed
- killedkilled, murdered, slain, assassinated, executed
- overgrownovergrown, tangled, weedy, wild, unkempt
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
strangledshot
Quick liquor serving
stabbed · poisoned · drowned · bludgeoned · electrocuted
strangleduninhibited
Free from self-censorship
free-flowing · unrestrained · full-throated · unrestricted · clear
stranglednurtured
Cared for supportively
fostered · cultivated · encouraged · flourishing · thriving
- Boston StranglerSerial killer, Massachusetts, sixties
- strangler figsTrees engulfing host plants