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stikken.

to choke, suffocate

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈstɪ.kə(n)/
  1. to choke, suffocate

    intransitive
  2. to suffocate, to cause problems with breathing

    archaic · transitive
  3. to teem (to have an abundance of)

    impersonal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sticken, from Old Dutch *sticcon, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *stikkōną.

verb/ˈstɪ.kə(n)/
  1. to stitch

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sticken, from Old Dutch *sticken, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjan, from Proto-Germanic *stikjaną.

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