strangles

American  

[strang-guhlz] / ˈstræŋ gəlz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. distemper.

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strangles British  

/ ˈstræŋɡəlz /

noun

1. Also called: equine distemper.  (functioning as singular) an acute bacterial disease of horses caused by infection with Streptococcus equi , characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, resulting in abscesses and a nasal discharge

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Etymology

Origin of strangles

1590–1600; obsolete strangle act of strangling + -s ³

Example Sentences

In either case, the straddles or strangles are selling for prices that are attractive for a five-month time horizon on what has become a pretty volatile stock.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

This blocking of competition drives up prices for merchants and consumers, harms security and strangles innovation.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023

But the authors of this plan had decided to take a stand against the sort of real estate speculation that strangles supply and drives up housing prices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

The searingly honest March 30 news article about the California drought, “In its third year, California’s drought strangles farming,” painted a brutal and accurate portrait of what’s happening to farmers and farm communities.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

They’re the ones who survived the arena and slipped the noose of poverty that strangles the rest of us.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins