würgen

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German wurgan, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijanan. Cognate with Dutch wurgen, worgen, English worry.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈvʏʀɡn/

[edit] Verb

würgen (third-person singular simple present würgt, past tense würgte, auxiliary haben, past participle gewürgt)

  1. to strangle
  2. to gag
  3. to retch

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