Throttling
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

5 letters

WRUNG

7 letters

CHOKING
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

GAGGING

SEIZING
The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

BURKING

8 letters

PILOTING
The occupation of a pilot

WRINGING

TWISTING
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

STIFLING
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

BLOCKING
The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

PRESSING
The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

9 letters

OCCLUDING

SQUEEZING
The act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

SILENCING

ABDUCTING
Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

10 letters

CONTROLING

STRANGLING
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

INHIBITING

SMOTHERING
Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"

GARROTTING

11 letters

OBSTRUCTING

CONTROLLING
Able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

RESTRICTING
Restricting the scope or freedom of action

SUPPRESSING

13 letters

STRANGULATING

STRANGULATION
The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

EXTINGUISHING
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"