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.
puhekieltä To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
puhekieltä To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
puhekieltä To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
William Shakespeare
I have seen them shiver and look pale, Make periods in the midst of sentences, Throttle their practised accent in their fears.