verb/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡle/
to strangle; to choke (with laughter, etc.); to say in a voice strangled by emotion.
“Il s'agitait comme une vieille théâtreuse sous l'œil des gamins qui s'étranglaient de rire.” — He was fidgeting like an old actress as the kids watched and choked with laughter.
Inherited from Old French estrangler, inherited from Latin strangulāre. Doublet of stranguler.