würgen

Senso (Inglese)

1. (transitive,weak) to strangle, choke
2. (intransitive,weak) to gag, retch
3. (intransitive,weak) to have trouble chewing or swallowing, to gag on

Con trattino come

wür‧gen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈvʏrɡən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle High German würgen, from Old High German wurgen, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Dutch wurgen, worgen, English worry.