strangulation vs strangling

strangulation and strangling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strangulation	Yes	No	No	No
strangling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, strangulation and strangling are synonyms defined as:

strangulation and strangling: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

Other synonyms of strangulation include choking, throttling.

strangulation (noun)	strangling (noun)
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe	the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage