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abwürgen

Pronunciation: /ˈapˌvʏrɡən/

“abwürgen” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to silence; to cut off (brusquely prevent someone from finishing an utterance or inquiry)
  2. to stall (cause a manual-transmission engine to turn off by going too slowly for the selected gear)
  3. to stall, to kneecap (cause to stop making progress, especially catastrophically so)

Etymology

From Middle High German abewürgen. Equivalent to ab- (“off”) + würgen (“to choke”).

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