Hyphenation of strangle

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word strangle? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

stran-gle

Definitions of strangle:

1.	Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air He tried to strangle his opponent A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
2.	Conceal or hide Smother a yawn Muffle one's anger Strangle a yawn
3.	Die from strangulation
4.	Prevent the progress or free movement of He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
5.	Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
6.	Struggle for breath Have insufficient oxygen intake He swallowed a fishbone and gagged

Synonyms of strangle:

verb	strangulate, throttle, kill
verb	smother, stifle, muffle, repress, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
verb	suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
verb	hamper, halter, cramp, restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
verb	choke, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
verb	gag, choke, suffocate, suffer, hurt

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.