| ADJECTIVE | all | strangled, smothered, stifled, suppressed | held in check with difficulty |
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| Sounds | strae'nggahld | |
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| Rhymes | addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld... | |
| Meaning | held in check with difficulty. | |
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| Example | "a strangled scream" | |
| Synonyms | smothered, stifled, suppressed | |
| Broader | inhibited | held back or restrained or prevented |
| Spanish | ahogado, sofocado | |
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