suffocating
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
suffocating
/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
suffocating
/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUFFOCATING
[more suffocating; most suffocating]
1
:
very unpleasant or uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air
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suffocating heat
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a suffocating room
2
— used to describe something that makes it difficult to act freely
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a suffocating bureaucracy/relationship
3
— used to describe something that makes you very uncomfortable
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a suffocating silence
— suffocatingly
adverb-
a suffocatingly hot day
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a suffocatingly close relationship
