how to pronounce душить

/dʊˈʂɨtʲ/

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душить is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of душить in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… задыхаться душить хотя зачем души тут и …”

meanings of душить

verb:

To perfume, to scent.
To choke, to suffocate.
To oppress, to stifle, to repress, to suppress.
To smother, to stifle, to strangle, to throttle.

душить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word душить occurs in russian on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.