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Definition: Strangling |
StranglingNoun1. The act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "strangling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: StranglingSynonyms: choking (n), strangulation (n), throttling (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Strangling |
| English words defined with "strangling": choker ♦ garroter, garrotter ♦ scarf, strangler, strangler tree ♦ throttler. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "strangling": Strangle. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I assume he's still strangling young women with piano wire. (The Watcher; writing credit: Darcy Meyers; David Elliot) Who's strangling the cat? (GoldenEye; writing credit: Ian Fleming; Michael France) Strangling a cat? (GoldenEye; writing credit: Ian Fleming; Michael France) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Strangling Threads (1923) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | By strangling competition, monopolistic activity prevents or deters investment in new or expanded production facilities. |
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| "Strangling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 90.91% of the time. "Strangling" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 90.91% | 60 | 43,597 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 6.06% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 66 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "strangling": near-strangling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "strangling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خانق (choking, smothery, stifling, stuffiness, stuffy, suffocating, throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 扼杀 (strangle, strangled, strangles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | strangulere, kværke, kvæle (choke, strangle), gasregulering (choking, throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | choken (choke, strangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kuristus (throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | étranglement des gaz, étranglement (strangulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | strangulierend, erwürgend, erdrosselnd (garroting, throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στραγγαλισμός (choking, girdling, oppression of blood flow, throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fojtogatás (strangulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pencekikan (throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | strozzare (choke, narrow, strangle, throttle, thrushes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 絞首 (hanging, strangling to death). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うしゅ (a good move, A-grade, batting and fielding, expert, expertise, first class, folding one's arms, good fielding, good move, hanging, offense and defense, person engaged in public engineering works, proprietor of a school, skill, strangling to death, tilling and sowing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | toghtey (choke, choking, clog, clogging, dyspnoea, foul, garrotte, jugulate; strangling, strangle, strangulation, throttle, throttling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anglingstray estrangulamento do gás (choking, throttling). (various references) душить удушение удушающий. (various references) estrangulación de gases (choking, throttling). (various references) tagfa (choking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 7, Verse 15 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | ApallaxeiV apo pneumatoV mou thn yuchn mou apo de qanatou ta osta mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quam ob rem elegit suspendium anima mea et mortem ossa mea |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains. |
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| Language | Job Chapter 7, Verse 15 |
| Albanian | kështu shpirtit tim i parapëlqen të mbytet dhe të vdesë se sa të bëjë këtë jetë. |
| Cebuano | Mao nga palabihon sa akong kalag nga siya malumsan, Ug ang kamatayon labi kay niining akong kabukogan. |
| Croatian | Kamo sreæe da mi se zadavit'! Smrt mi je od patnja mojih draža. |
| Danish | så min Sjæl vil hellere kvæles. hellere dø end lide. |
| Dutch | Zodat mijn ziel de verworging kiest; den dood meer dan mijn beenderen. |
| Finnish | Mieluummin tukehdun, mieluummin kuolen, kuin näin luurankona kidun. |
| French | Ah! je voudrais être étranglé! Je voudrais la mort plutôt que ces os! |
| German | daß meine Seele wünschte erstickt zu sein und meine Gebeine den Tod. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè konsa, pito moun te trangle m'. Pito m' te mouri pase pou m' soufri tout doulè sa yo. |
| Hungarian | Úgy, hogy inkább választja lelkem a megfojtatást, inkább a halált, mint csontjaimat. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sehingga aku lebih suka dicekik lalu mati daripada hidup dalam tubuh penuh derita ini. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sehingga hatiku terlebih suka dilemaskan dan segala tulangku harap akan mati. |
| Italian | Preferirei essere soffocato, la morte piuttosto che questi miei dolori! |
| Maori | A ki ta toku wairua he pai te tarona; pai ake te mate i enei wheua oku. |
| Norwegian | Derfor foretrekker min sjel å kveles - heller døden enn disse avmagrede ben! |
| Portuguese | de modo que eu escolheria antes a estrangulação, e a morte do que estes meus ossos. |
| Rumanian | Ah! aw vrea mai bine gktuirea, mai bine moartea deckt aceste oase! |
| Spanish | Y así mi alma prefiere la asfixia y la muerte, antes que estos mis huesos. |
| Swedish | Nej, hellre vill jag nu bliva kvävd, hellre dö än vara blott knotor! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Strangling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: stringline, stringling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "strangling" (pronounced stra"ngguling or stra"nggling) |
| 8 | -r a" ng g u l i ng | wrangling. |
| 7 | -a" ng g u l i ng | dangling, mangling. |
| 6 | -ng g u l i ng | bungling, commingling, intermingling, mingling, singling, tingling. |
| 5 | -g u l i ng | boggling, bugling, giggling, gurgling, haggling, jiggling, juggling, struggling, waggling, wiggling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, bottling, bristling, bubbling, bumbling, bundling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, counseling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, guzzling, hassling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, jostling, labeling, leveling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, muscling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, parceling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, stenciling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, warbling, wobbling, wrinkling, yodeling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 6 | -a" ng g l i ng | angling, tangling. |
| 4 | -g l i ng | burgling, smuggling, toggling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-g-i-l-n-n-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: anglings, gnarling, granting, gratings, slanging, slanting, snarling, stanging, starling, tangling. | |
-3 letters: angling, antings, argling, gasting, gastrin, gingals, glaring, grating, gratins, lasting, linsang, ranging, ranting, ratings, ratlins, salting, slating, snaring, staging, staling, staning, staring, tanging. | |
-4 letters: agings, algins, aligns, anting, argils, gainst, gaslit, gating, giants, gingal, glairs, glints, gnarls, grails, grains, grants, gratin, gratis. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-g-i-l-n-n-r-s-t" | |
+3 letters: strangulating. | |
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