as in strangling
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!
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Recent Examples of throttling
Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series.
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Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
The government in recent months has imposed restrictions including blocking or throttling popular apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, and YouTube.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
There are no bandwidth limits, so it can be used for streaming, downloads, or general browsing without throttling.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
The group could likely shut down the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on the Red Sea, much as Iran has done with the Strait of Hormuz, throttling another key shipping corridor.
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Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2026
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Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
The government in recent months has imposed restrictions including blocking or throttling popular apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, and YouTube.
—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
There are no bandwidth limits, so it can be used for streaming, downloads, or general browsing without throttling.
—
Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
The group could likely shut down the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on the Red Sea, much as Iran has done with the Strait of Hormuz, throttling another key shipping corridor.
—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttling
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Not cut the taxes strangling working families and British business.
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Instead of having a thousand flowers bloom, a thousand weeds end up strangling them.
Verb
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This practice carries risks, such as choking and aspiration, or food entering the airway.
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Eddie Jenkins had been arrested for domestic battery for allegedly choking Kiara Jenkins in 2009, prosecutors said.
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“Throttling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttling. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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