throttling
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Definition
Noun: * The act of killing or attempting to kill by squeezing the throat to stop breathing; strangulation. This refers specifically to the action of applying pressure to a person's windpipe (throat) to prevent air from reaching the lungs.
Usage
The word "throttling" is a formal or technical term for the act of strangulation. It describes the action itself, often with a focus on the method of applying constricting force to the neck. * The medical examiner concluded that the cause of death was throttling. * He was charged with attempted murder after the victim survived the throttling.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Legal Context: Commonly used in medical, forensic, and legal contexts to describe a cause of death or a violent assault.
- The autopsy report listed manual throttling as the mechanism of death.
- Figurative Use (Less Common): Can be used metaphorically to describe the act of suppressing or stifling something completely.
- The new regulations are seen as a throttling of free speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Throttle (Verb): To strangle or choke someone. Also used in mechanics to mean controlling the fuel flow to an engine.
- Verb (Strangle): He threatened to throttle him.
- Verb (Mechanics): She throttled the engine to go faster.
- Strangulation (Noun): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "throttling."
- Choking (Noun): A broader term that can mean obstruction of the windpipe from internal (like food) or external causes.
Synonyms
- Strangulation
- Choking (in the context of external pressure)
- Asphyxiation (by neck compression)
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "To throttle back" (Phrasal Verb): This is a different, idiomatic use from mechanics, meaning to reduce speed or intensity. It is not related to the violent act.
- The company decided to throttle back its expansion plans.
Noun
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused