Definition
Present participle of 'clem,' describing the ongoing state of starving or suffering from severe hunger and cold.
Etymology
From the verb 'clem,' with the present participle suffix '-ing' added. The root likely traces back to Old English or Germanic origins relating to constraint or binding.
Kelly Says
Medieval and early modern people used 'clemming' to describe winter survival—a reminder that before modern heating and food storage, starving was a seasonal reality that shaped entire vocabularies around cold and hunger.
Translations
CACatalà
comprim
com-pree-m
CSČeština
stlačit
st-la-chit
DEDeutsch
anziehen
ahn-ts-ee-en
ELΕλληνικά
σφίγγω
sfing-go
ESEspañol
acortado
ah-kor-tah-doh
FAفارسی
فشرده
fesh-dar-deh
FISuomi
klemmata
klem-ma-ta
GUGU
કુટાયેલો
ku-ta-ye-lo
HEעברית
ללחוץ
le-lach-tzo
HUMagyar
összepréselni
oss-ze-pre-sel-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menarik
men-ah-rik
ITItaliano
stringere
st-ring-eh-reh
JA日本語
締め付ける
shime-tsu-ke-tsu-keru
KO한국어
꽉 조르다
k-wag jo-ro-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menarik
men-ah-rik
NLNederlands
aanhalen
ahn-ha-len
PLPolski
zaciśnić
za-chi-sh-nit
PTPortuguês
apertar
ah-per-tar
RORomână
strânge
str-an-ge
RUРусский
сжимать
s-zhi-mat
SWKiswahili
kandamiza
ka-n-da-mi-za
TRTürkçe
sıkıştırmak
si-ki-sh-tir-mak
UKУкраїнська
тиснути
ti-sh-nu-ty
VITiếng Việt
siết chặt
see-et chaht
ZUZU
iqinise
ee-ki-ni-seh