Definition of Suffocating
Suffocating
suf·fo·cat·ing
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
causing one to feel oppressed, overpowered/overwhelmed, or trapped;
e.g. There was a suffocating tension in the conference room because many of the people there hated each other.
(adjective)
making it difficult for one to breathe;
e.g. They were locked in a small, suffocating room with no windows.
(verb)
facing difficulties in breathing, or causing one to face such difficulties;
e.g. The blanket over his head was suffocating him.
(verb)
dying due to a lack of air or an inability to breathe, or causing someone to die from such causes;
e.g. The people trapped in the cave will begin suffocating if they aren't rescued quickly.
(verb)
feeling oppressed, overwhelmed, or trapped, or causing someone to feel this way;
e.g. All of their prying questions were suffocating him.
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