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throttled

verb

Meaning

  1. To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
  2. To strangle or choke someone.
  3. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
  4. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
  5. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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