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würgen

  • [ˈvʏʁɡn̩]

Rhymes with ʏʁɡn̩

verb würge · würgst · würgt · würgte · würge!

  1. jemandem die Kehle zudrücken Der Täter würgte sein Opfer so lange, bis es sich nicht mehr wehrte.
  2. einem Würgereiz erliegen Wenn man sich den Finger in den Hals steckt, muss man automatisch würgen.

    Opposite: schlucken

In English

  • gag to experience the vomiting reflex
  • neck hang by the neck; strangle; kill
  • throttle to strangle someone
  • retch to make an effort to vomit
  • suffocate (transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his bo
  • choke prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
  • choking act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe

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@misc{wu_rgen_2026,
  title = {würgen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/w%C3%BCrgen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}