"息を殺す" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

Forms: 息を殺す godan [canonical] (ruby: (いき), (ころ)), iki o korosu [romanization], 息を殺し [stem] (ruby: (いき), (ころ)), 息を殺した [past] (ruby: (いき), (ころ)), 息を殺す [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: 息(いき) (iki, “breath”) + を (o) + 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”) Etymology templates: {{ja-com|息|いき|を||殺す|ころす|t1=breath|t3=to kill}} 息(いき) (iki, “breath”) + を (o) + 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|いき を ころす|type=1}} 息(いき)を殺(ころ)す • (iki o korosu) godan (stem 息(いき)を殺(ころ)し (iki o koroshi), past 息(いき)を殺(ころ)した (iki o koroshita))
  1. to bate one's breath; to restrain one's breathing so as to be quiet
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