Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

instängd

confined in a space; confined, trapped, shut in, shut up, cooped up, etc., stuffy (of (the air in) a space)

Meaning

confined in a space; confined, trapped, shut in, shut up, cooped up, etc.; stuffy (of (the air in) a space)

Forms

Forms of instängd
Basic forminstängdwith en-words
Neuterinstängtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteinstängdaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativemer instängd“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemest instängd“-est”, “most …”

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What does instängd mean?

instängd in a sentence

  • Mamman misstänks för att ha hållit sonen instängd i lägenheten i årtionden
    The mother is suspected of keeping her son confined / (not necessarily literally) locked up in the apartment for decades
  • Det kan inte vara nyttigt för hunden att vara instängd hela dagen
    Being cooped up all day can't be healthy for the dog
  • varm och instängd luft i ett rum
    warm and stuffy air in a room
  • Rummet saknar ventilation, så det blir lätt lite instängt om man inte vädrar på ett tag
    The room lacks ventilation, so it tends to get [easily gets] a bit stuffy if you don't air it out in a while
  • Det är instängt här inne
    It's stuffy in here

Questions

What does instängd mean in English?

instängd means “confined in a space; confined, trapped, shut in, shut up, cooped up, etc., stuffy (of (the air in) a space)”.

Origin

past participle of stänga in

Nearby common words

instängd is number 4,718 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary