abwürgen

German

Etymology

ab- (“off”) +‎ würgen (“to choke”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapˌvʏrɡən/, [ˈʔäpˌʋʏɐ̯ɡŋ̍]

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) to silence; to squash (prevent someone from finishing an utterance, or an utterance from being finished)
2. (informal, transitive) to stall a car (cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to turn off by going too slowly for the selected gear)