Suffocating

Suffocating
Suffocating \Suf"fo*ca`ting\, a. & n. from {Suffocate}, v. -- {Suf"fo*ca`ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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  • suffocating — index deadly, oppressive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • suffocating — suf|fo|cat|ing [ sʌfə,keıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) so hot that you cannot breathe easily: It s suffocating in here! 2. ) making you feel that you are not free to do what you want: OPPRESSIVE: In time the marriage became suffocating. suffocating… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • suffocating — UK [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ] / US adjective 1) so hot that you cannot breathe easily It s suffocating in here! 2) making you feel that you are not free to do what you want In time the marriage became suffocating. suffocating conventions …   English dictionary

  • Suffocating — Suffocate Suf fo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. [1913 Webster] Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To destroy;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suffocating — adj. Suffocating is used with these nouns: ↑heat …   Collocations dictionary

  • suffocating — adjective causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat (Freq. 1) the choking June dust the smothering soft voices smothering heat the room was suffocating hot and airless • Syn: ↑smothering, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do) — Infobox Single | Name = Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow (What Can I Do) Type = Single Artist = Bullet for My Valentine Album = The Poison Released = 19 September 2005 (UK), 20 December 2005 (US) Recorded = The Chapel, Backstage Studios, Notting …   Wikipedia

  • Suffocating the Bloom — Infobox Album| Name = Suffocating the Bloom Type = Studio Album Artist = echolyn Released = 1992 Recorded = Genre = Progressive rock Length = 63:39 Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = Echolyn (1991) This album = Suffocating the Bloom (1992) …   Wikipedia

  • suffocating agent — dusinamoji kovinė nuodingoji medžiaga statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Labai laki nuodingoji medžiaga, kurias įkvėpus pažeidžiami viršutiniai kvėpavimo takai ir plaučių audiniai, atsiranda plaučių paburkimas.… …   Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

  • suffocating — adjective Date: 1604 tending or serving to suffocate or overpower ; overwhelming • suffocatingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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