Would you consider this Spousal Abuse ?

Hi,

I'm here to get some opinions on spousal abuse;
a friend of mine, her husband does not hit her, but when they get into an argument, and he tell her to shut up, and not to say another word, and when she does he grabs her by the throat, or grabs her very hard by the arm, or pushes her by the face away from him,
but its only once every 6 months or so,
its not a regular every day or every week "beating" as such,

my question for the women, and men if you want to input too, is do you consider this Spousal Abuse ?

I would love to get your opinions.

Thanks,

Joanne B