strangling

Plural: stranglings

Noun

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
• The crime of killing by strangling.

Verb

• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  • "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
• conceal or hide
• die from strangulation
• prevent the progress or free movement of
• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
• present participle and gerund of strangle

Synonyms

choke, choking, cramp, gag, halter, hamper, muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle, strangulate, strangulation, suffocate, throttle, throttling