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Throttling

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v. Present participle of throttle.

n. The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate. Used to minimise congestion. Also known as bandwidth throttling.

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n. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

Word Usage

"Defense played well, especially in throttling the Bengals at times."

Verb Form

throttled throttles throttling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

valve foot pedal foot lever treadle pedal

Form

throttled throttling

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

choke strangle suffocate silence

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

bottel bottle cottle glottal pottle

Same Context

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