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throttling

throttling is the present participle and gerund of throttle.

Noun

throttling (countable and uncountable, plural throttlings)

  1. The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
  2. Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.
  3. Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.

Meaning of throttle

Verb

throttle (third-person singular simple present throttles, present participle throttling, simple past and past participle throttled)

  1. (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
  2. (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
  3. (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
    • Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck.1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC
  4. (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
  5. (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
  6. (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
    • I have seen them shiver and look pale,
      Make periods in the midst of sentences,
      Throttle their practised accent in their fears.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...

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Forms of throttling

pluralthrottlings

Phrases with throttling

Questions about throttling

What does throttling mean?
Throttling means the temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
What is throttling the present participle and gerund of?
Throttling is the present participle and gerund of throttle.
What part of speech is throttling?
Throttling is a noun.
What is the plural of throttling?
The plural of throttling is throttlings.

Words near throttling in the dictionary

  1. throttlemen
  2. throttler
  3. throttlers
  4. throttles
  5. throttles down
  6. throttling
  7. throttling down
  8. throttlingly
  9. throttlings
  10. throuble
  11. throubles

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