as in to choke
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!

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Recent Examples of throttle The Southwest flight was just inches from the ground when the pilots throttled up and climbed skyward to avoid the business jet. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025 The most recent occurrence came in November 2021, when No. 1 Gonzaga throttled No. 2 UCLA by 20 points. Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 Behind the scenes, the government alleged that the executives took measures to attempt to throttle the service, forcing high-volume users to reset their passwords and verify their ticket purchases. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025 And because Boulder has proven able to throttle in traffic for 50,000-plus football fans to Buffalos games at Folson Field, crowd control won’t be an issue. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for throttle

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“Throttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttle. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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