strangled
adjective
[ ˈstraŋɡ(ə)ld ]
• uttered with difficulty, as if from a constricted throat.
• "he let out a strangled gasp"
• having died as a result of having the neck squeezed or constricted.
strangle
verb
• squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.
• "the victim was strangled with a scarf"
Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.
