strangulation

Example Sentences

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Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Time is no longer a luxury, but a deprivation tied to the strangulating struggle for survival.

From Salon • May 22, 2022

His finding his voice as a young guy, and really coming into his own, was an escape from a situation at home that I think was kind of strangulating.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2018

The hardcore metal trio resumes its litany of strangulating vocals, scraping grind and testosterone-rich heaviness.

From Chicago Tribune • Jul. 20, 2013

The strangulating fumes of the sulphur clung to all the cabin, and puffed in clouds from the pillow when I changed sides; for the wagons clanked and banged till daylight.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)