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suffocating
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  1. suffocating
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suffocating

adjective

Definition of SUFFOCATING

: tending or serving to suffocate or overpower : overwhelming
— suf·fo·cat·ing·ly adverb
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Examples of SUFFOCATING

  1. <inside the bunker it was suffocating, and some of the men had already passed out>

First Known Use of SUFFOCATING

1604

Related to SUFFOCATING

Synonyms
breathless, close, stifling, stuffy
Antonyms
airy, breezy, unstuffy

Rhymes with SUFFOCATING

aggravating, calculating, carbon dating, fascinating, figure skating, in-line skating, maid-in-waiting, nauseating, open dating, operating, penetrating, titillating

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