Definition of Suffocate
Verb
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struggle for breath
have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
gag choke strangle -
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"
stifle asphyxiate -
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
"His job suffocated him"
choke -
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
choke -
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
stifle asphyxiate choke -
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"
smother asphyxiate
Word games points for the Suffocate
- Scrabble® score of the suffocate (17)
- Word Chums® score of the suffocate (21)
- Words With Friends® score of the suffocate (19)
Unscramble suffocate
287 unscramble word found using the letters suffocate.
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