strangulation

About 0.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
2. noun The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Similar words

strangling choking throttling asphyxiation crunch stranglehold constriction siege bottleneck asphyxia

Often followed by

of and is by or in was obstruction may

Word family

strangulations