Synonyms for strangulation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
Related words
- Word family
- strangle strangulate
Forms
- Plural
- strangulations → stranglings, chokings, throttlings, killings…
Example sentences
- choking She can't talk about her mother without choking up.
- strangling Sami started strangling Layla.
- killing The bus fell off the cliff, killing all 10 aboard.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| strangulation | steady | |
| choking | rising | |
| strangling | rising | |
| killing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- killing2, choking2
- 10 letters
- strangling3, throttling3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (killing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- étranglement