Betekenis van:
strangle

to strangle
Werkwoord
  • wurgen, kelen, worgen
  • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
"he tried to strangle his opponent"

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to strangle
Werkwoord
  • halsteren
  • prevent the progress or free movement of
"the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

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to strangle
Werkwoord
    • conceal or hide
    "strangle a yawn"

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    to strangle
    Werkwoord
      • die from strangulation

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      to strangle
      Werkwoord
      • versmoren, verstikken, smoren
      • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

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      to strangle
      Werkwoord
        • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

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        Voorbeeldzinnen

        1. I didn't strangle Tom.
        2. I'd like to strangle Tom.
        3. Tom couldn't quite bring himself to strangle Mary.
        4. The first person to repeat that to my wife, I will strangle. Understood?
        5. That's right, when you greet him you must strangle him with all your strength. He'll be glad.
        6. Christopher Columbus's "The Idiot's Guide to Killing a Shark Barehanded" and "The Twenty Ways to Strangle a Giant Squid" both went on to become bestsellers.