totquetschen

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German

Etymology

tot +‎ quetschen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːtˌkvɛtʃən/,
  • Hyphenation: tot‧quet‧schen

Verb

totquetschen (weak, third-person singular present quetscht tot, past tense quetschte tot, past participle totgequetscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to squeeze to death
    • 1998, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Carlsen, page 35:
      doch als sie alle wieder in Onkel Vernons Wagen saßen, erzählte ihnen Dudley, die Schlange hätte ihm fast das Bein abgebissen, während Piers schwor, sie hätte versucht, ihn totzuquetschen.
      but by the time they were all back in Uncle Vernon's car, Dudley was telling them how it had nearly bitten off his leg, while Piers was swearing it had tried to squeeze him to death.

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