Throt·tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throttled p. pr. & vb. n. Throttling ]
 1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
    Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck.   --Milton.
 2. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. [R.]
    Throttle their practiced accent in their fears.   --Shak.
 3. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.