würgen — meaning in English

English meaning

• choke verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
• choking noun The condition of having the airway blocked, making breathing difficult or impossible.
• gag noun Something placed in or over the mouth to prevent someone from speaking or crying out.
• retch verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
• strangle verb To kill or injure someone by squeezing their throat and cutting off their air.
• suffocate verb To die, or cause someone to die, from lack of oxygen.
• throttle noun A valve or lever that controls how much fuel or air reaches an engine, and therefore its speed.

Senses

würgen is used for these senses in English:

• choke (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
• choking The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
• choking The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
• suffocate (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
• throttle (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

choke — full definition

1. verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
2. verb To squeeze someone's throat so they cannot breathe; to strangle.
3. verb To perform badly under pressure at a crucial moment, especially when close to winning.
4. noun A valve that adjusts the fuel-air mixture in an engine, especially to help start it when cold.

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