- 1throttle somebody to attack or kill someone by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing synonym strangle He throttled the guard with his bare hands.
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- 2(humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).
- 3(figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic. Phrasal Verbsthrottle back
throttle
verbNAmE//ˈθrɑt̮l//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they throttle he / she / it throttles
past simple throttled
-ing form throttling
Check pronunciation: throttle