strangles in English

noun

1

a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract of horses, causing enlargement of the lymph nodes in the throat, which may impair breathing.

As strangles is bacterial and not viral it can only be spread by direct contact with infected mucus.

verb

1

squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.

the victim was strangled with a scarf

synonyms: throttle, choke, garrote, strangulate

verb

throttle, choke, garrote, strangulate
suppress, smother, stifle, repress, restrain, fight back, choke back
hamper, hinder, impede, restrict, inhibit, curb, check, constrain, squash, crush, suppress, repress
choke, gag, suffocate
choke
strangulate, throttle
smother, muffle, stifle, repress
cramp, hamper, halter

Use "strangles" in a sentence

1. The garrote is a device that strangles a person to death.

2. Exclusiveness is a Constricting cord that strangles progress.: The implication is that the MTA could be released from its Constricting consent decree as soon as next

3. Russia is now resurgent, and the West sees a new menace in all Putin's movements: the way he mocks the U.S. and Europe abroad and strangles democracy at home.

4. Drowned quest redux, drowned quest, Bathic, drowned, quest, collective game: 2020-08-28: 4 : October 2020: 4466908: Drowned Quest Redux 13: Charlotte Fawkins ethically strangles a man and raises more questions than she answers