suffocating
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suffocating
[ adj ]
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
<adj.all>
the choking June dustthe smothering soft voices
smothering heat
the room was suffocating--hot and airless




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


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.

Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. --Shak.

2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.