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present participle of asphyxiate
Synonyms & Antonyms of asphyxiating
to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die
- The murder victim was asphyxiated.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for asphyxiating
- garroting
- (or garotting),
- throttling
- croaking
- [slang],
- destroying,
- dispatching,
- doing in,
- felling,
- slaying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for asphyxiating
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