Vocabulary
Throttling
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
1) To defeat (Someone or something) easily or completely.
2) to not allow to grow or develop.
Urdu meaning
محدود کرنا یا حد مقرر کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The result is a deliberate throttling of demand, carefully orchestrated to sustain an artificial exchange rate.
- The media is often treated as the opposition by administrations that like to bulldoze their way, making their rich friends richer and throttling any dissent.
- The media is often treated as the opposition by administrations that like to bulldoze their way, making their rich friends richer and throttling any dissent.
- UST how much longer does the government plan on throttling the internet is a question up in the air right now.
- What about the common man who lacks the means to bypass internet throttling and disruptions?
Synonyms
garrote, suffocate, choke
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