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Meaning of 'suffocating' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suffocating
- a. & n. from Suffocate, v.
2 . Suffocating [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Suffocate

Meaning of 'suffocating' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suffocating [ s]
Meaning (1):
- causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
Example in sentence:
  • smothering heat;
  • the choking June dust;
  • the room was suffocating--hot and airless;
  • the smothering soft voices

Nearby Words:

suf- suffer sufferable sufferance suffered sufferer suffering suffice sufficed sufficience

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