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asphyxiation vs throttling

throttling vs asphyxiation

asphyxiation and throttling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
asphyxiation Yes No No No
throttling Yes No No No
As nouns, throttling is a hyponym of asphyxiation; that is, throttling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than asphyxiation:
  • asphyxiation: killing by depriving of oxygen
  • throttling: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
Other hyponyms of asphyxiation include choking, strangling, strangulation.
asphyxiation (noun) throttling (noun)
killing by depriving of oxygen the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
Difference between asphyxiation and throttling

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