"throttling" in the noun sense

1. choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

"no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

"throttling" in the verb sense

1. restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

place limits on (extent or amount or access

"restrict the use of this parking lot"

"limit the time you can spend with your friends"

2. 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"

3. choke, throttle

reduce the air supply

"choke a carburetor"

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