HyperDic: strangled

English > 1 sense of the word *strangled*:
ADJECTIVE	all	strangled, smothered, stifled, suppressed	held in check with difficulty

strangled > pronunciation
Sounds	strae'nggahld
Rhymes	addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...

English > *strangled*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	held in check with difficulty.
Example	"a strangled scream"
Synonyms	smothered, stifled, suppressed
Broader	inhibited	held back or restrained or prevented
Spanish	ahogado, sofocado