suffocate
Origin of suffocate
1Other words from suffocate
- suf·fo·cat·ing·ly, adverb
- suf·fo·ca·tion [suhf-uh-key-shuhn], /ˌsʌf əˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- suf·fo·ca·tive, adjective
- un·suf·fo·cat·ed, adjective
- un·suf·fo·ca·tive, adjective
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How to use suffocate in a sentence
Pelosi said the flood of money “suffocates the system” and is a form of “political oppression.”
Supreme Court Slam-Dunks Campaign-Finance Reform in Montana Case | Eleanor Clift | June 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIngrained sexism suffocates the ability of many characters to move through their cities and their homes as whole people.
Must-Reads: 'The Fat Years,' 'Drifting House,' and 'The Map and the Territory' | Isaac Stone Fish, Anna Clark, Cameron Martin | January 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNot only does the censorship mutilate literary works, but it often suffocates the inspiration of the author.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyMy yesterday's rage towers up again suddenly, till it quite suffocates me.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceIt acts a treachery upon itself, and suffocates the sensations that urge the detection.
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II | Thomas Paine
Suffocates himself under pillows of great-coats, for no reason, and in a demented manner.
Reprinted Pieces | Charles DickensThe smell almost suffocates me as I lie clinging to the earth there, shrouded in dense black smoke.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice Genevoix
British Dictionary definitions for suffocate
/ (ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt) /
to kill or be killed by the deprivation of oxygen, as by obstruction of the air passage or inhalation of noxious gases
to block the air passages or have the air passages blocked
to feel or cause to feel discomfort from heat and lack of air
Origin of suffocate
1Derived forms of suffocate
- suffocating, adjective
- suffocatingly, adverb
- suffocation, noun
- suffocative, adjective
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