kɹæmp ɡæɡ

mʌfl̩ ɹəˈpɹɛs ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l ˈstɹæŋɡəl struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake he swallowed a fishbone and gagged constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing 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 die from strangulation suppress in order to conceal or hide smother a yawn muffle one's anger strangle a laugh repress a cry of fear kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air he tried to strangulate his opponent A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes