THROT'TLE, noun [from throat.] The windpipe or larynx. THROT'TLE, verb intransitive To choke; to suffocate; or to obstruct so as to endanger suffocation. 1. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. THROT'TLE, verb transitive To utter with breaks and interruptions, as a person half suffocated. Throttle their practic'd accents in their fears.
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