Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throttle down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: throt-tle -down
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce power to (an engine), reduce speed

verb

To suppress (an emotion)

Example Sentences

"Therefore, before declutching, throttle down your engine."
""You can feel it in here when it throttles down," noted Aldrin. "Better than the simulator.""
"She had throttled down the chagrin the loss had caused her, observant of conventions, leaving it until decay had robbed the debtor of the right to the respect that must be given those that are Lying Dead."
""Yes, Madame," Elena replied, throttling down her joy. They still might change their minds—something might happen."

Inflected Forms

throttles down (present, singular) throttling down (participle, present) throttled down (participle, past) throttled down (past)

Questions

What does throttle down mean?: To reduce power to (an engine), reduce speed

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