When you suffocate, you struggle for breath, either because you’re being choked to death or because you’re in a stifling room. You can also suffocate in a figurative sense anytime something is restricted.
Suffocated; choked.
Verb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
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feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
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be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
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suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
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deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
a.
Suffocated; choked.
v. t.
To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle;
to smother.
v. t.
To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.
v. i.
To become choked, stifled, or smothered.
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Suffocate
Suffocated; choked.
To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
To become choked, stifled, or smothered.
Usage Examples
The American economy has always been driven by the entrepreneurial nature of its citizens, and blocking access to affordable health care will only suffocate growth within the small business sector of our economy.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe father figure is something I love, but also suffocate from and want to work against.