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DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
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strangle

/ˈstraŋɡ(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈstraŋɡ(ə)l/
strangle
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

stran - gle -> strangle

Myanmar meaning

(v) လည်ပင်းညှစ်သတ်သည်။

Full entry

strangle /'stræŋgl/ v

၁။ လည်ညှစ်သတ်သည်။ လည်ပင်းအစ်သည်။
He strangled her with her own scarf. ❍ (infml ) I could cheerfully strangle you for getting me into this mess! ငါ့ ဒီလိုချောက်တွန်းတာ မင်းကိုသတ်ချင်တယ်။ ❍ (fig ) This stiff collar is strangling me (ie making it difficult for me to breathe).
၂။ လည်မျိုကိုညှစ်သည်။ သတ်သည်။
The government's monetary policy is slowly strangling the economy.
❏ strangled adj အစ်တစ်တစ်(အသံ)။
a strangled cry/gasp.
❏ strangler n လည်မျိုညှစ် လူသတ်သမား။

More examples
  • Some fear the restrictions would strangle the country’s economy.
Synonyms
choke, strangulate, throttle, garrote, asphyxiate, smother, squeeze the life out of, crush, gag, garrote/garrotte, inhibit, kill, muffle, quelch, repress, restrain, shush, squelch, stifle, subdue, suffocate, suppress
Antonyms
allow, express, free, let go, loose, release, start
Cross references
chokestrangulatethrottlegarroteasphyxiatesmothersqueeze the life out ofcrushgaggarrote/garrotteinhibitkillmufflequelchrepressrestrainshushsquelchstiflesubduesuffocatesuppressallowexpressfreelet golooserelease
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