Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throttling

/θɹˈɑtəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
throt-tling
IPA
/θɹˈɑtəlɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of throttle

noun

The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

throttlings (plural)

Synonyms

choking strangling strangulation

Rhymes With

bottling mottling hotaling

Questions

How do you pronounce throttling?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɹˈɑtəlɪŋ/.
What does throttling mean?
present participle and gerund of throttle

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