10 Letter Words for Strangling
strangling
9 Letter Words for Strangling
gnatlings, tanglings
8 Letter Words for Strangling
anglings, gnarling, gnatling, granting, gratings, rantings, rastling, ratlings, slanging, slanting, snarling, stanging, starling, starning, tangling, tanlings
7 Letter Words for Strangling
angling, anglist, antings, antling, argling, ganting, gasting, gastrin, gatings, gatling, gingals, gingras, glaring, grating, gratins, gringas, ingangs, intrans, laggins, lansing, larning, lasting, linsang, ragings, ranging, ranting, ratings, ratling, salting, sirgang, slating, snaring, staging, staling, staning, staring, strigal, tanging, tanling, targing, tarings
6 Letter Words for Strangling
agings, aglint, algins, algist, aligns, annist, anting, antrin, argils, arling, arsing, gainst, gantsl, gargil, garsil, gaslit, gating, giants, gigant, gingal, girnal, gisant, glairs, glanis, glints, gnarls, grails, grains, grants, grasni, gratin, gratis, gringa, ingang, ingans, instar, laggin, lasing, latins, liangs, ligans, liggat, lingas, naggin, naging, nargil, niggas, niggra, ningal, raggil, raging, raglin, rating, riggal, saging, sangil, saning, santir, saring, sating, signal, singan, slairg, stalin, strail, strain, strang, strial, striga, string, tangis, taring, trails, trains, transl, trials, trinal, tringa
5 Letter Words for Strangling
aggri, aging, agist, agrin, airns, airts, algin, align, alist, altin, angst, anils, antis, argil, argin, arils, arist, astir, ating, gains, gairs, gaist, gaits, gangs, gants, garni, giant, gigas, gilas, gilts, gings, girls, girns, girts, gisla, glair, glans, glias, glint, glist, glits, gnarl, gnars, gnast, gnats, grail, grain, grans, grant, grias, grigs, grins, grint, grist, grits, ingan, instr, intnl, intra, lairs, langi, lants, larin, laris, larns, latin, liang, liars, liart, ligan, ligas, linga, lings, linns, lints, litas, litra, nails, nants, naris, nigga, nigra, nirls, nisan, raggs, ragis, rails, rains, raits, ranli, rants, rials, riant, riggs, rings, saint, sanit, sarin, satin, sigla, signa, sinal, sitar, slain, slait, slang, slant, slart, sling, slirt, snail, snarl, snirl, snirt, staig, stail, stain, stair, stang, starn, sting, strag, stria, strig, taigs, tails, tains, tairn, talis, tangi, tangs, tarin, tarns, tarsi, tiang, tiars, tings, tirls, tisar, tragi, trail, train, trans, trial, trias, triga, trigs, trina, trins
4 Letter Words for Strangling
agin, agit, agni, agst, ails, ains, aint, airn, airs, airt, aits, alin, alts, anil, anis, anni, anns, ansi, anti, ants, aril, aris, arni, arts, asin, astr, atis, atli, gags, gail, gain, gair, gait, gali, gals, galt, gang, gant, garg, gari, garn, gars, gart, gast, gats, giga, gigs, gila, gils, gilt, ging, ginn, gins, girl, girn, girt, gist, gits, glar, glia, glis, glit, gnar, gnat, gran, gras, grat, grig, grin, gris, grit, iggs, inga, inns, inst, inta, intl, intr, iran, isnt, ital, itas, lags, lain, lair, lait, lang, lant, lari, larn, lars, last, lati, lats, liar, lias, ligs, lina, ling, linn, lins, lint, lira, list, lits, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nain, nais, nant, nasi, nast, natl, natr, nats, ngai, nils, nina, nirl, nist, nits, ragg, ragi, rags, rail, rain, rais, rait, rals, rang, rann, rant, rast, rats, rial, rias, riga, rigg, rigs, ring, rins, rist, rita, rits, sail, sain, sair, salt, sang, sant, sari, sart, sati, sial, sian, sign, sila, silt, sina, sing, sita, slag, slat, slit, snag, snar, snig, snit, stag, star, stir, stlg, stra, tags, taig, tail, tain, tais, tali, tang, tans, tari, tarn, tars, tiar, tigs, tils, ting, tins, tirl, trag, trig, trin, trna, tsia
3 Letter Words for Strangling
agr, ags, agt, ail, ain, air, ais, ait, alg, aln, als, alt, ann, ans, ant, arg, arn, ars, art, asg, asl, ast, gag, gal, gan, gar, gas, gat, ggr, gig, gin, gis, git, glt, gns, gra, grs, igg, ign, ing, inn, ins, int, ira, irs, isl, isn, ist, ita, its, lag, lai, lan, lar, las, lat, lig, lin, lir, lis, lit, lnr, lst, ltr, nag, nar, nas, nat, nig, nil, nis, nit, rag, rai, ran, ras, rat, ria, rig, rin, rit, rna, rti, sag, sai, sal, san, sar, sat, sig, sil, sin, sir, sit, sla, slt, sri, sta, stg, str, tag, tai, tal, tan, tar, tas, tgn, tig, til, tin, tis, tln, tlr, tng, tra, tri, trs, tsi
Definitions for Strangling
[1] to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
[2] to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.
[3] to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press.
[4] to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
[5] (tr) to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
[6] (tr) to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of to strangle originality
[7] (tr) to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly to strangle a cry
Words related to Strangling
strangleinhibit, smother, suffocate, restrain, gag, kill, asphyxiate, throttle, subdue, muffle, shush, repress, suppress, squelch, strangulate
Words nearby Strangling
stranglestrangeness, stranger, stranger rape, stranger's gallery, stranger, the, strangle, stranglehold, strangler, strangles, strangulate, strangulated hernia
Origin of Strangling
e1250–1300; Middle English strangelen < Old French estrangler < Latin strangulāre < Greek strangalân, derivative of strangálē halter, akin to strangós twisted
Other words from Strangling
stran·gler , noun
stran·gling·ly , adverb
un·stran·gled , adjective
Word origin for Strangling
eC13: via Old French, ultimately from Greek strangalē a halter
Synonyms for Strangling
gag, inhibit, kill, restrain, smother, suffocate, asphyxiate, muffle, repress, shush, squelch, strangulate, subdue, suppress, throttle, garrote/garrotte, quelch
