Associations to the word «Suffocating»

Wiktionary

SUFFOCATING, verb. Present participle of suffocate
SUFFOCATING, noun. Suffocation

Dictionary definition

SUFFOCATING, adjective. Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless".

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