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扼殺 — meaning in English

è shā

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English meaning

  • strangle verb To kill or injure someone by squeezing their throat and cutting off their air.

Senses

扼殺 is used for these senses in English:

  • strangle (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

strangle — full definition

  1. verb To kill or injure someone by squeezing their throat and cutting off their air.
  2. verb To suppress or stifle something severely.