verb🔗ShareErsticken, ersticken lassenTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body."Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"Öffnet die Luke, er erstickt in der Luftschleuse!medicinephysiologybodyconditionsensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErsticken, erwürgenTo die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body."He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."Er erstickte seine Frau, indem er ein Kissen auf ihren Kopf drückte.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseactionbiologyenvironmenthumanorganismsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErsticken, ersticken lassenTo overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation."The constant arguing between her siblings suffocated her with stress. "Das ständige Streiten zwischen ihren Geschwistern erstickte sie mit Stress.mindemotionsensationphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVernichten, auslöschenTo destroy; to extinguish."to suffocate fire"Das Feuer auslöschen.physiologymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareErsticktSuffocated; choked."The smoke from the fire made the room suffocating, leaving everyone feeling choked and dizzy. "Der Rauch des Feuers machte den Raum erstickt, so dass sich alle erstickt und schwindlig fühlten.medicinephysiologysensationbodydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
