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suffocation vs throttling

throttling vs suffocation

suffocation and throttling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suffocation Yes No No No
throttling Yes No No No
As nouns, throttling is a hyponym of suffocation; that is, throttling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suffocation:
  • suffocation: killing by depriving of oxygen
  • throttling: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
Other hyponyms of suffocation include choking, strangling, strangulation.
suffocation (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 suffocation and throttling

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