suffocating
suffocating · more suffocating · most suffocating
That tends to suffocate the targetThat tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative.
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesThat tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative.
More definitions
- causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
Forms
more suffocating, most suffocating| Comparative | more suffocating Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most suffocating Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat:smotheringsuffocativechoking
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsuffocatingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.