strangulation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
2. (countable, uncountable) The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Sinonieme

choking

strangling

throttling

suffocation

smothering

gripe

hanging

squeeze

tightening

being choked

asphyxia

squeezing the throat

clasp

clench

constriction

garrotte

Vertalings

strangulation

étranglement

estrangulación

estrangulació

Strangulierung

strangolamento

στραγγαλισμός

worging

estrangulamento

estrangulação

Strangulation

strozzamento

escanyament

strozzatura

strangulamento

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.