Definition
(jemanden) ersticken
:to suffocate, to choke, to smother (someone)
ersticken, PräsensNote: ersticken can also be used without an object.
Sie ersticken in der schlechten Luft.
They are suffocating in the horrible air.
- "Wenn die Spätzle im Hals stecken bleiben, können sie jemanden ersticken."
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