# unstrangle

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To undo a constriction of the air passages, or restore to life after death by strangulation.
2. To release from something that squeezes tightly around.
3. To free from the stranglehold of excessive constraints.
4. To free up (something) that has become choked up; unblock.
5. To relax from constricting tension.

## Etymology
From un- + strangle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unstrangle