asphyxiating

present participle of asphyxiate

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Verb
  • Maeve is in the hen house with Jayson, banging his gun around and nearly strangling her.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Rader would often stalk his victims, some for months, before binding their arms and legs, then slowly strangling them (with the exception of Bright).
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone can participate without drowning in a sea of sameness, à la the Labubu epidemic of 2025.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Robinson is Henry, a runaway slave from a plantation in southern Texas; Quijada is Carlos, a former medic in the Mexican army who rescues Henry from drowning in the Rio Grande but remains suspicious of him.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Asphyxiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asphyxiating. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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