Suffocating
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of suffocation.
"Here the narrator bursts into explosion after explosion of thunderous horse-laughter, repeating that nub from time to time through his gaspings and shriekings and suffocatings."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of suffocate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative.
"It is difficult to conceive a state of society in which a sufficient number of disinterested and civilized and imaginative people would, even if given the chance, voluntarily undertake what would be to them the suffocating boredom of government."
Adjective
- 1 causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat wordnet
Example
More examples"Why is it so suffocating to live in Modena?"