Past tense of strangle
regular verb
The past tense of strangle is strangled. The past participle is also strangled.
Forms of strangle
| Base form (V1) | strangle /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | strangled |
| Past participle (V3) | strangled |
| Present participle | strangling |
| Third person singular | strangles /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ |
Strangled in a sentence
- She strangled her husband and dissolved the body in acid.
- He strangled a scream.
- Gerald was imprisoned for matricide: he strangled his mother.From the entry matricide
- In the motion picture ‘The Godfather’, gangster Virgil Sollozzo took care of Luca Brasi by having him strangled.From the entry take care of
- Police concluded that she had been the victim of a soft kill, since she had been strangled to death.From the entry soft kill
Meaning of strangle
- verb To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
- verb To choke, suffocate or throttle, whether the victim survives or not.
- verb To stifle or suppress.
Questions about the past tense of strangle
- What is the past tense of strangle?
- The past tense of strangle is strangled.
- What is the past participle of strangle?
- The past participle of strangle is strangled.
- Is strangle a regular or irregular verb?
- Strangle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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