- choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
--1 is a kind of suffocation, asphyxiation
Derived forms: verb strangulate1, verb strangle1 - strangulation - the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
--2 is a kind of disorder, upset
Derived forms: verb strangle3, verb strangle5 - strangulation - (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"
--3 is a kind of constriction
Derived form: verb strangulate2