udaviti

1. (in water; udaviti se — drown) to drown
   Mladić se udavio u Dunavu prošlog leta. — A young man drowned in the Danube last summer.
2. to strangle; to choke to death
   Policija kaže da ju je udavio kablom. — The police say he strangled her with a cable.
   Skoro sam se udavio koskom od ribe. — I nearly choked to death on a fish bone.
3. colloq. (udaviti se + instr.) to gorge on; to stuff oneself with
   Za Novu godinu sam se udavio sarmom. — I stuffed myself with sarma at New Year.
4. colloq. (of a person) to pester; to bore to death
   Udavio me je pričom o svom novom autu. — He bored me to death talking about his new car.

udaviti se + instrumental usually means to choke to death on something (udavio se koskom); ordinary nonfatal choking is usually zagrcnuti se.