This is the 7824th most frequent Dutch word.
doodsteken
"To stab to death."
The verb 'doodsteken' is used here in a literal sense, indicating causing someone's death by stabbing.
Hij probeerde zijn vijand met een mes dood te steken.
He tried to stab his enemy to death with a knife.
In this sentence, 'doodsteken' is used narratively to describe an action of killing in a fantastical scenario.
In haar verhaal doodstak de held de draak met zijn zwaard.
In her story, the hero stabbed the dragon to death with his sword.
Here, 'doodsteek' is used metaphorically to describe an extreme impact or power of words, diverging from its literal meaning.