1. (noun)choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe Synonyms: choking, throttling, strangulation, strangling
2. (noun)strangulation the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage Synonyms: throttling, strangling, choking
3. (noun)strangulation (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid Synonyms: throttling, strangling, choking