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throttlingly

throttlingly adverb: so as to throttle or strangle.

Adverb

throttlingly (not comparable)

  1. So as to throttle or strangle.
    • The assassin's gloved hands closed throttlingly around the victim's throat.

Origin of throttlingly

From throttling + -ly.

Questions about throttlingly

What does throttlingly mean?
Throttlingly means so as to throttle or strangle.
What part of speech is throttlingly?
Throttlingly is an adverb.

Words near throttlingly in the dictionary

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

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