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Definition: Throttling |
ThrottlingNoun1. 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 "throttling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | The varying of the thrust of a rocket engine during powered flight by some technique. Tightening of fuel lines, changing of thrust chamber pressure, pulsed thrust, and variation of nozzle expansion are methods to achieve throttling. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | Restricting the flow of a fluid, in a pipe or duct. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: ThrottlingSynonyms: choking (n), strangling (n), strangulation (n). (additional references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Throttling Upward.Credit: NASA. |
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| "Throttling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 95.65% of the time. "Throttling" is used about 23 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) | 95.65% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 4.35% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 23 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "throttling": thigh-throttling. | |
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| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bandwidth throttling | 10 |
throttling | 4 |
throttling valve | 3 |
bristol throttling | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "throttling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خنق (asphyxiate, choke, flummox, garrote, neck, overlay, overpower, sizzle, stifle, strangle, strangulate, strangulation, stultify, suffocate, suffocation, throttle, worry), خانق (choking, smothery, stifling, strangling, stuffiness, stuffy, suffocating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 节流 (Throttled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | gasregulering (choking, strangling), droevling. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | smoring (choking), choken (choke, strangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kuristus (strangling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | étranglement (throat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | erdrosselnd (garroting, strangling), drosselung (choking, reduction, slow-down, turning down), drosselnd, abdrosselnd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στραγγαλισμός (choking, girdling, oppression of blood flow, strangling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pencekikan (strangling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | strozzatura (bottleneck, narrowing, waist), strozzamento (choking, constricting, drawing down, strangling, strangulation), riduzione del gas (choking, strangling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 목을 조름. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | toghtey (choke, choking, clog, clogging, dyspnoea, foul, garrotte, jugulate; strangling, strangle, strangulation, throttle), toghtaghey (strangle), scoigey (throttle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ottlingthray estrangulamento do gás (choking, strangling), estrangulamento (choke, narrow, strangulation, stricture). (various references) estrangulación de gases (choking, strangling). (various references) strypning (strangulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Throttling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: throtting. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "throttling" (pronounced thrÄ"tuling or thrÄ"tling) |
| 6 | -Ä" t u l i ng | bottling, mottling. |
| 5 | -t u l i ng | battling, belittling, chortling, disgruntling, dismantling, entitling, scuttling, settling, shuttling, totaling, totalling, unsettling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, bicycling, boggling, bristling, bubbling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, circling, coddling, commingling, counseling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hassling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, jostling, juggling, labeling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mingling, mislabeling, modeling, 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, shriveling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, stenciling, strangling, struggling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, waggling, warbling, wiggling, wobbling, wrangling, 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. |
| 4 | -t l i ng | hurtling, nestling, rattling, startling, whittling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, 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, burgling, 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, 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, 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, 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, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, 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, 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 "g-h-i-l-n-o-r-t-t-t" | |
-2 letters: trothing, trotting. | |
-3 letters: hotting, lotting, rotting, tholing, tonight, totting. | |
-4 letters: holing, intort, liroth, righto, throng, tiglon, toling, toting, trigon, triton. | |
-5 letters: giron, girth, glint, griot, grith, groin, ingot, intro, light, lingo, lirot, litho, night, nitro, north, ohing, rhino, right, thing, thiol, thirl, thong, thorn, tight, tigon, tilth, trigo, triol, troth. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-h-i-l-n-o-r-t-t-t" | |
+4 letters: trothplighting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 72 6F 74 74 6C 69 6E 67 |
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