suffocating
adjective
suf·fo·cat·ing
ˈsə-fə-ˌkā-tiŋ 
: tending or serving to suffocate or overpower : overwhelming
suffocatingly
adverb
Examples of suffocating in a Sentence
inside the bunker it was suffocating, and some of the men had already passed out
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august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
And with the team operating under the suffocating grip of new CBA, every dollar must work overtime.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
But Finch was unable to come up with any schematic answers for OKC’s suffocating defense or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ruthlessness on offense.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The stiff feel, plus the suffocating heat of summer in NYC, is a recipe for disaster.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for suffocating
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“Suffocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffocating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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