Kill
Strangled
Strangled adjective - Held in check with difficulty.
Kill and strangled are semantically related in choke topic. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Strangled".
Nearby Word: strangling
Both words in one sentence
- And to top it off, you don't kill him; he's strangled by a supporting character and then violently thrown off a cliff.
Source: Anti-Climax Boss - And he nearly strangled Kokonoe when she wanted to use Celica for Kushinada's Lynchpin with the full knowledge it would kill her.
Source: Berserk Button / BlazBlue -
This hand eventually proved to be Wormtail's downfall, as it strangled him after he hesitated to kill Harry.
Source: Evil Cripple
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