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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| smother | /x | Verb |
| choke | / | Verb, Verb |
| gag | / | Verb, Verb |
| drown | / | Verb |
| strangle | /x | Verb |
| starve | / | Verb |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| disintegrate | x/xx | Verb |
| paralyze | /xx | Verb |
| kill | / | Verb |
| bury | /x | Noun |
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb |
| explode | x/ | Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| annihilate | x/xx | Verb |
| stagnate | /x | Verb |
| suck | / | Noun |
| engulf | x/ | Verb |
| shrivel | /x | Verb |
| immobilize | x/xx | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| implode | x/ | Verb |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| ensnare | x/ | Verb |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| seep | / | Noun |
| constrict | x/ | Verb |
| extinguish | x/x | Verb |
| sicken | /x | Verb |
| deflate | x/ | Verb |
| doomed | / | Verb |
| expel | x/ | Verb |
| succumb | x/ | Verb |
| dislodge | x/ | Verb |
| subdue | x/ | Verb |
| scream | / | Noun |
| evaporate | x/xx | Verb |
| ventilate | /xx | Verb |
| hurt | / | Noun |
| trapped | / | Adjective |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| penetrate | /xx | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| survive | x/ | Verb |
| thrive | / | Verb |
| terrorize | /xx | Verb |
| cripple | /x | Noun |
| resuscitate | x/xx | Verb |
| inhale | x/ | Verb |
| disturb | x/ | Verb |
| irritate | /xx | Verb |
| frighten | /x | Verb |
| crush | / | Noun |
| trample | /x | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb |
| flee | / | Verb |
| incapacitate | xx/xx | Verb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| terrify | /xx | Verb |
| overpower | xx/x | Verb |
| forced | / | Verb |
| bleed | / | Noun |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| perish | /x | Verb |
| entrap | x/ | Verb |
| submerge | x/ | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| contaminate | x/xx | Verb |
| blow | / | Noun |
| disrupt | x/ | Verb |
| liberate | /xx | Verb |
| permeate | /xx | Verb |
| tolerate | /xx | Verb |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| outlive | x/ | Verb |
| snuffed | / | Verb |
| devour | x/x | Verb |
| crawl | / | Noun |
| scare | / | Noun |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| intimidate | x/xx | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| envelop | x/x | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| confine | x/ | Verb |
| conspire | x/x | Verb |
| topple | /x | Verb |
| freeze | / | Noun |
| revive | x/ | Verb |
| subjugate | /xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| fail | / | Verb |
| inflate | x/ | Verb |
| crumple | /x | Noun |
| infect | x/ | Name |
| dominate | /xx | Verb |
| asphyxia | x/xx | Noun |
| overtake | /xx | Verb |
| gasping | /x | Verb |
| protect | x/ | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| annoy | x/ | Verb |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| grow | / | Verb |
| throttle | /x | Noun |
| oppress | x/ | Verb |
| choke out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| faint | / | Adjective |
| smoke | / | Noun |
| sponge | / | Noun |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| snuff out | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| wince | / | Verb |
| impassively | x/xx | Adverb |
| fumes | / | Noun |
| pillow | /x | Noun |
| crowding | /x | Verb |
| privacy | /xx | Noun |
| lovers | /x | Noun |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| death | / | Noun |
| douse | / | Verb, Noun |
| muffle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| nip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| oxygen | /xx | Noun |
| quell | / | Verb, Noun |
| silence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| squeeze | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
