Synonyms of garroting

garroting

verb

variants or garotting

present participle of garrote

as in strangling

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangling
• choking
• throttling
• suffocating
• asphyxiating
• smothering
• stifling
• scragging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• reviving
• resuscitating