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Synonyms & Antonyms of suffocating
(Entry 1 of 2)
lacking fresh air
- inside the bunker it was suffocating, and some of the men had already passed out
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suffocating
verb
present participle of suffocate
Synonyms & Antonyms of suffocating (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
- the law requires the owner of a discarded refrigerator to remove its door so that a child won't get trapped inside and suffocate
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- garroting
- (or garotting),
- throttling
- croaking
- [slang],
- destroying,
- dispatching,
- doing in,
- felling,
- slaying
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2
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
- temporarily suffocated by the seat belt
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- choking,
- garroting
- (or garotting),
- strangling,
- throttling
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3
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe
- suffocating in the thick, black smoke of the burning building
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The first known use of suffocating was in 1604
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