Suffocating

//ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of suffocate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat wordnet

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breathlessairlessbreezelesscensorshipchokingclose

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"Why is it so suffocating to live in Modena?"

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