mummifying

ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪɪŋ
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Translation of mummifying from English into German

Adjective

1.

preservation

TECH.
preserving a body by embalming and wrapping in cloth
TECH.
mumifizierend einbalsamierend
  • The ancient Egyptians had a mummifying process for their pharaohs.Die alten Ägypter hatten einen mumifizierenden Prozess für ihre Pharaonen.
2.

drying

Rare
causing to become dry and shriveled
Rare
austrocknend vertrocknend
  • The hot desert wind had a mummifying effect on the plants.Der heiße Wüstenwind hatte eine austrocknende Wirkung auf die Pflanzen.
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Synonyms and analogies of mummifying in English

Examples of mummifying in a sentence

  • They discovered a mummifying chamber in the ancient ruins.
  • The mummifying heat of the summer left the fields barren.
  • Her skin felt mummifying after hours in the sun.
mummify
ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪ
mummifiedmummifies
Verb
1.

natural process

intr.Rare
become preserved like a mummy naturally
intr.Rare
mumifizieren konservieren
  • The body began to mummify in the dry cave.Der Körper begann, in der trockenen Höhle zu mumifizieren.
2.

preservation

tr.Rare
preserve a dead body by drying and wrapping
tr.Rare
mumifizieren konservieren
  • Ancient Egyptians would mummify their pharaohs.Die alten Ägypter mumifizierten ihre Pharaonen.
3.

preserve idea

tr.Rare
preserve an idea or institution lifelessly
tr.Rare
mumifizieren
  • The old traditions seemed to mummify over time.Die alten Traditionen schienen mit der Zeit zu mumifizieren.

Translations of "mummifying" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieMumifizierungnf.

That's why he didn't follow the traditional mummifying procedures,

Daher hat er die traditionelle Mumifizierung nicht befolgt,

The body was drained of fluids, eventually mummifying the body.

Dem Körper wurde Flüssigkeit entzogen, was die Mumifizierung bewirkte.

mumifizieren

The real reason for mummifying her body.

Der Grund, ihre Leiche zu mumifizieren.

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mummifying: Examples and translations in context

The custom of mummifying the bodies of the dead in ancient Egypt looked back on a tradition that reached far back into the past.

Die Sitte, Leichen zu mumifizieren, blickte im antiken Ägypten auf eine weit zurückreichende Tradition zurück.

The Guanches, the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands, it used for healing of bone fractures and other injuries, but also for mummifying their dead.

Die Guanchen, die Ureinwohner der Kanarischen Inseln, benutzten es zur Heilung von Knochenbrüchen und bei anderen Verletzungen, aber auch zur Mumifizierung ihrer Toten.

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