würgen

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈvʏʀɡn/

Verb [edit]

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

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

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