- strangled
- stran|gled [ `stræŋgld ] adjectivea strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
strangled
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strangled — [[t]stræ̱ŋg(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A strangled voice or cry sounds unclear because the throat muscles of the person speaking or crying are tight. [LITERARY] In a strangled voice he said, This place is going to be unthinkable without you. ... Sue… … English dictionary
Strangled — Strangle Stran gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Strangling}.] [OF. estrangler, F. [ e]trangler, L. strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. {Strain}, {String}.] 1. To compress the windpipe … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strangled — stran|gled [ˈstræŋgəld] adj strangled cry/gasp/voice etc a cry or other sound that is suddenly stopped before it is finished ▪ Ed gave a strangled cry … Dictionary of contemporary English
strangled — adj. Strangled is used with these nouns: ↑cry, ↑gasp, ↑scream, ↑sob … Collocations dictionary
strangled — adjective strangled cry/gasp/sound etc a cry etc that is suddenly stopped before it is finished … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strangled — UK [ˈstræŋɡ(ə)ld] / US adjective a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it … English dictionary
strangled — adjective held in check with difficulty (Freq. 1) a smothered cough a stifled yawn a strangled scream suppressed laughter • Syn: ↑smothered, ↑stifled, ↑suppressed … Useful english dictionary
Strangled from Birth and Beyond — Infobox Album Name = Strangled from Birth and Beyond Type = compilation Artist = The Stranglers Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Chronology = The Stranglers compilations Last album = The Early Years 74 … Wikipedia
Strangled Harmony — Infobox Film name = Strangled Harmony image size = caption = director = Bobby Burns Walter Stull producer = Louis Burstein writer = narrator = starring = Bobby Burns music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 10 December, 1915… … Wikipedia
strangled — Synonyms and related words: blurred, brassy, brazen, breathy, choked, choking, clamped, coarse, compressed, concentrated, condensed, consolidated, constricted, contracted, cracked, cramped, croaking, croaky, drawling, drawly, dry, dysphonic,… … Moby Thesaurus
