querk

/K W ER1 K/
verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive) To grunt, croak, squeal; to moan, complain; to sigh, huff; to emit a breath forcibly, as after great exertion.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate.

  3. 3

    (dialectal, intransitive) To die.