Answer: strangling

AnswerCrossword Clue
stranglingSuppress (an impulse, action, or sound)
stranglingSTRANGLE, to choke to death
stranglingSounding as though the speaker's throat is constricted
stranglingHamper or hinder the development or activity of
stranglingSqueeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), esp. so as to cause death