strangle
Example Sentences
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I manage to keep my mouth closed this time, but hear a strangled grunt come out of my nose anyway.
From Literature
We hear “the strangled ungulate blurt” of a distressed elk, “the ruminant crunch” of a grazing sheep.
The new models come just after the expiration of a $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles, which is expected to strangle growth at EV makers this month and going forward.
From Los Angeles Times
“I grew up with these people,” she says in a strangled voice.
From Los Angeles Times
If there was an element of fortune in Woakes having Jadeja strangled down the leg side, England were ruthless in taking the final four wickets in six overs.
From BBC
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