Synonyms for throttling
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
Forms
- Plural
- throttlings → stranglings, chokings, strangulations…
Example sentences
- choking She can't talk about her mother without choking up.
- strangling Sami started strangling Layla.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| throttling | falling | |
| choking | rising | |
| strangling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- choking2
- 10 letters
- strangling3
- 13 letters
- strangulation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (choking2 = 2 syllables).