zadławić
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish zadawić, from Proto-Slavic *zadaviti. By surface analysis, za- + dławić.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editzadławić pf (imperfective dławić)
- (transitive) to strangle, to throttle, to choke (kill by compressing the windpipe)
- (transitive, figurative) to hamper, to throttle, to stifle (prevent from functioning correctly)
- (reflexive with się) to choke, to suffocate [with instrumental ‘on something’]
- (reflexive with się) to pack in, to conk out (stop functioning correctly)
Conjugation
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- Rhymes:Polish/avit͡ɕ
- Rhymes:Polish/avit͡ɕ/3 syllables
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