strangulation
/,stræŋjʊ'leɪʃən/
noun
13 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe.
2
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.
“strangulation of the intestine”
3
The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage.
WORD FORMS
Related formstrangle
Related formstrangulate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinangulationstray
Starts & ends withS … N
Syllablesstran · gu · la · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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