stubbing

verb

present participle of stub
as in blowing out

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  1. choking
  2. smothering
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  • Hazardous smoke spread across both the United States and Canada, choking large cities such as New York.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The friends told investigators that Nunnally grew angry and jealous multiple times that night, at one point choking Evans against the wall until the two friends pulled him off her.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of choking
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  • In June, he is accused of smothering a 1-month-old kitten with a rag soaked in bleach.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands often break out during dry spells, smothering parts of nearby Singapore and Malaysia in haze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of smothering
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“Stubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbing. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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