"strangulating" in the verb sense
1. strangle, strangulate, throttle
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
"he tried to strangulate his opponent"
"A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
2. strangulate
constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
3. strangulate
become constricted
"The hernia will strangulate"
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