strangulation

strangulation is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
2. noun. Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia.
3. noun. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

   "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

   Synonyms: choking, strangling, throttling

4. noun. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

   "strangulation of the intestine"

5. noun. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

Synonyms

choking, strangling, throttling

Common word forms

strangulations

Words from these letters

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