throttle
/ˈθɹɑtəl/ verb C2- To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- To strangle or choke someone.
- To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
- To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
He/she/it throttles · Past throttled · Past participle throttled · -ing form throttling
Verb forms
- Base form
- throttle
- He/she/it
- throttles
- Past
- throttled
- Past participle
- throttled
- -ing form
- throttling
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