Synonyms of strangling

strangling

verb

present participle of strangle

1

as in choking

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choking
• drowning
• stifling
• suffocating
• smothering
• destroying
• asphyxiating
• throttling
• slaying
• garroting
• dispatching
• felling
• croaking
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• inhaling
• expiring
• inspiring
• reviving
• exhaling
• resuscitating

2

as in throttling

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choking
• throttling
• suffocating
• garroting
• asphyxiating
• stifling
• smothering
• scragging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• reviving
• resuscitating

3

as in stifling

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifling
• suppressing
• swallowing
• smothering
• repressing
• controlling
• submerging
• containing
• choking (back)
• managing
• holding back
• sinking
• pocketing
• curbing
• governing
• quashing
• checking
• quelling
• bridling
• muffling
• squelching
• bottling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressing
• releasing
• venting
• taking out
• unleashing
• loosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strangling

Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island's capital city, Naha, early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

The Marine, who denies the allegations, is accused of strangling 39-year-old Anna Yagi and stealing her belongings. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The size of a grain of rice, the native forest insect can attack a tree in a matter of weeks, feeding upon its critical tissues and effectively strangling it from within. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Law enforcement confirmed that in one of the hundreds of thousands of videos that exist, Raymond Horsch is seen strangling a woman with a zip tie, which sources say would implicate him in murder. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

After fatally strangling the children, Clancy attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Jurors continue to speak out in the days after a mistrial was declared for Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy in the strangling deaths of her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The jurors, including the foreperson, shared more about the behind-the-scenes deliberations over whether Clancy should be held criminally liable for strangling her three children. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort – an Illinois village southwest of Chicago – is accused of strangling her son Barrett to death, according to court documents. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026