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strangleholding

strangleholding is the present participle and gerund of stranglehold.

Meaning of stranglehold

Verb

stranglehold (third-person singular simple present strangleholds, present participle strangleholding, simple past and past participle strangleheld)

  1. (transitive) To hold a tight grip or control.
    • "She does not hold a partner; she strangleholds him. As soon as a man realizes how tightly she holds on, he leaves her."2014, David Richo, When Love Meets Fear: How to Become Defense-less and Resource-full
    Synonyms:
    clasp, grasp, grip

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Questions about strangleholding

What is strangleholding the present participle and gerund of?
Strangleholding is the present participle and gerund of stranglehold.

Words near strangleholding in the dictionary

  1. strangled
  2. strangled the parrot
  3. strangledly
  4. strangleheld
  5. stranglehold
  6. strangleholding
  7. strangleholds
  8. stranglement
  9. stranglements
  10. strangler
  11. strangler fig

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