strangulation
/straŋɡjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/straŋɡjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
straŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən
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- 4 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
straŋɡjʊ - ˈleɪʃən -> strangulation
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘They can cause strangulation by catching on things.’
- ‘Two cases with autopsies were excluded because nonmedical issues were being adjudicated in a workman's compensation case and a medical examiner's case with a diagnosis of strangulation.’
- ‘Infants who cannot yet lift their heads are especially at risk for suffocation and strangulation.’
- ‘A post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death as strangulation.’
- ‘The cause of death was strangulation although the pathologist could not rule out a smothering by a pillow.’
- ‘A pathologist said the cause of death was from strangulation.’
- ‘Three fourths of the deaths were caused by entrapment in the bed structure leading to suffocation or strangulation.’
- ‘The conspiracy angle arose after Gandhi Hospital forensic doctors declared that the actress died due to strangulation and rape.’
- ‘A post-mortem examination later found the cause of death was oxygen starvation of the brain due to strangulation.’
- ‘She also had asphyxia due to strangulation; the hyoid bone directly under the bruising was fractured.’
- ‘The majority of these deaths resulted from suffocation or strangulation caused by entrapment of the child's head in various structures of the bed.’
- ‘‘Such strangulation can cause sufficient brain damage to kill somebody if the blood supply is stopped for a few minutes, ’ he said.’
- ‘The homicide charge laid in connection with the strangulation death has been raised to first-degree murder.’
- ‘It is stated that the death of victim had been caused due to strangulation.’
- ‘The cause of death was given as strangulation by ligature.’
- ‘The batterer may also turn to physical violence - kicking, punching, grabbing, slapping or strangulation, for example.’
- ‘A police spokesman said: ‘The death was due to strangulation.’’
- ‘But he added that the same lack of findings meant he also could not rule out other possibilities, such as strangulation, sexual assault or deliberate drowning.’
- ‘The reported cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest caused by asphyxia as a result of strangulation and aspiration of gastric contents.’
- ‘If the cause of death had been strangulation or a blow to the head, would you necessarily expect to find DNA evidence in the home?’
Synonyms
asphyxiation, astringency, beheading, binding, capital punishment, choking, compression, constriction, contract killing, contraction, crucifixion, crushing, decapitation, electrocution, gassing, guillotining, hanging, hit, impalement, killing, lethal injection, narrowing, necktie party, punishment, restraint, rub out, shooting, shrinking, smothering, squeezing, strangling, suffocation, throttling, tightening, tightness
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