Verb (used with object) : His message was throttled by censorship. From Dictionary.com.
It could serve as a thermal loincloth, a salmon net and Polar bear throttler. From Wordnik.com. [Manly Knits. | Mind on Fire] Reference
Tomorrow, however, is a new day — a day that will see a milquetoast reckoning for bandwidth throttler-in-chief Comcast. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
I yelled -- not at all clever, as it turned out, because Mustafa's throttler, alias John Smith, turned his weapon in my direction. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
The Utility installed a throttler on his house that prevented only small amounts of Electricity to be used. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
At first, I had the time to release (manually) custom-patched throttler apps for people requesting them in e-mails. From Wordnik.com. [Mobility Site] Reference
Real Madrid picked up their three points, with small club throttler Cristiano Ronaldo spearheading a 3-0 win over Xerez. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Lead] Reference
By default we ship with a ThrottlingInflightRoutePolicy which is a dynamic throttler based on the current number of inflight exchanges. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Apache] Reference
One naturally feels a certain degree of awkwardness in attempting to make conversation to a man, whom only five minutes before one has nearly succeeded in strangling, however thoroughly the discipline may have been deserved -- and yet silence is worse; at least I found it so; and ~461~~ after clearing my throat once or twice, as if I had been the person half-throttled rather than the throttler, I began. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Fairlegh Scenes From The Life Of A Private Pupil] Reference
// Jan 25, 2007 at 9:36 pm thermal loincloth, a salmon net and Polar bear throttler priceless, priceless words…that may appear on my iChat s/time soon…. From Wordnik.com. [Manly Knits. | Mind on Fire] Reference
Oh, the throttler!. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Before Larry Was Stretched] Reference
The throttler, I thought I could kill him. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Before Larry Was Stretched] Reference
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