suffocatingadjective
uk/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ/suffocating adjective (NO AIR)
informal Something that is suffocating makes you feel uncomfortably hot or unable to breathe:
I've got to open the window - it's suffocating in here!
suffocating smoke/fumes
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- aspiration
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- smother
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- winded
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suffocating adjective (PREVENTING)
preventing something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way:
The book tells the story of a woman escaping from a suffocating marriage.
It is a land of antiquated social rules and suffocating traditions.
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Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abysmal
- apocalyptic
- appalling
- awfully
- belief
- corrosive
- grim
- grisly
- grotesque
- gruesome
- hate
- noxious
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- shitty
- shocking
- stinking
- wretched
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