Synonyms of throttles

throttles

verb

present tense third-person singular of throttle

as in chokes

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chokes
• strangles
• suffocates
• garrotes
• garottes
• asphyxiates
• smothers
• stifles
• scrags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• resuscitates