strangled
adjective/ˈstræŋɡld/
/ˈstræŋɡld/
- (of a sound, somebody’s voice, etc.) not clear because it stops before it has completely finished
- There was a strangled cry from the other room.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStrangled is used with these nouns:- cry
- gasp
- scream
- …
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