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Suffocating (Adjective)

Meaning

Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The crowded bus was stifling, with no air conditioning to relieve the suffocating heat of the summer evening.
  • She felt suffocating in the small, windowless apartment, desperate for a breath of fresh air.
  • The dense smoke from the wildfires hung low in the valley, creating a suffocating cloud that made it hard to breathe.
  • During the heatwave, the city became suffocating, with temperatures soaring and no cooling breeze to offer relief.
  • Working in the factory without proper ventilation was suffocating, the hot air thick with the smell of chemicals.

Synonyms

  • Smothering
  • Suffocative
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